All articles written by Lord Brady on PoliticsHome.com

08 May 2025 Books & culture

A wry and candid memoir: Lord Brady reviews 'The End of an Era'

Mark Field’s thoughtful analysis is delivered with a side order of waspish insight

04 Oct 2024 Political parties

New Tory MP Warns Next Leader The Party Will Be “Shafted” Without Unity

A new Conservative MP has warned the next Tory leader the party will be “shafted” if they don't include MPs who backed other candidates in their "team".

02 Oct 2024 Education

Lord Brady, Kingmaker: the time I resigned over grammar schools

In an exclusive extract from former 1922 Committee chair Lord Brady’s memoir, Kingmaker, he tells the story of how a fiery clash over grammar schools prompted his resignation from the Conservative front bench

01 Oct 2024 Books & culture

'It should come with a trigger warning': Lord Black reviews Anthony Seldon's 'Truss at 10'

Written with swashbuckling historical perspective and panache, Anthony Seldon has produced an intimate account of an unparalleled British psychodrama

30 Sep 2024 Books & culture

Lord Brady reviews 'Blue Ambition: The Unauthorised Biography of Kemi Badenoch'

Lord Ashcroft’s portrait of the often pugnacious Kemi Badenoch reveals a complex individual of courage, conviction – and even subtlety

04 Oct 2023 Books & culture

‘Meticulous’: Lord Lexden reviews 'The 1922 Committee: Power Behind the Scenes'

With unrestricted access to its records, Lord Norton’s masterful account sheds fresh light on the workings of this mysterious committee

18 Apr 2023 Political parties

100 years of the 1922 Committee

Sir Graham Brady, the longest-serving chair of the 1922 Committee, explains its rich history and the evolution of its role

20 Oct 2022 Political parties

Tory Party Sets Out New Rules For Running Week Long Leadership Contest

Leadership candidates will need support from 100 MPs to secure their spot on the ballot as Tory officials attempt to speed up the selection process.

04 Oct 2022 Parliament

A century of the 1922 Committee

At times it has been the most powerful committee in the land. As it approaches its centenary, Andrew Southam explores the history of the 1922 Committee.

07 Jul 2022 Education

New grammar schools can level up the country

Where grammar schools remain, most people want to keep them, but where they don’t already exist, you aren’t allowed to have one.

05 Jun 2022 Political parties

How the process for a confidence vote in the Conservative leader works

Following the publication of Sue Gray’s final report, Sir Graham Brady received a steady stream of letters calling for a confidence vote in Boris Johnson. He has now announced that the threshold has been reached. What does that mean – and what happens next?

31 May 2022 Political parties

Downing Street Has Launched A "Huge Save Boris" Campaign As No Confidence Letters Pile Up

A Downing Street operation to stave off a Commons challenge to Boris Johnson's leadership is in motion as the number of Conservative MPs calling for the prime minister to resign continues to rise.

30 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

MPs Will Be Given A Vote On New Lockdown Measures Before They Come Into Place After The Government Bowed To Pressure From Tory Rebels

The government has bowed to pressure from Tory rebels and will offer MPs a vote on new national coronavirus measures before they come into place.

14 May 2020 Coronavirus

"This is not 'survival of the fittest" – MPs split over ‘premature’ return to Parliament

The leader of the Commons has announced that virtual proceedings will end later this month – much sooner than many MPs expected. For some Members, a return to Westminster is a welcome sign that the country is re-opening. But others say it will be impossible to return safely – and fear the move will leave them, and their constituents, disenfranchised

28 Jun 2019 Brexit

The prime minister must seriously explore how alternative arrangements can unlock the Irish border issue

As experts from all sides rally, we must look at the alternatives, writes Graham Brady

17 Dec 2018 Political parties

The inside story of the no confidence vote

The vote of confidence in Theresa May was the culmination of weeks of speculation about the Prime Minister’s leadership. Sir Graham Brady was at the heart of events as chairman of the 1922 Committee. He recounts in detail the moment the notorious 48 letter threshold was reached, his subsequent contact with Downing Street and the reasoning behind the expeditious nature of the contest

15 Dec 2017 Brexit

Commons Diary: Graham Brady

Graham Brady reflects on Parliament’s ‘dog years’ – and hopes Christmas recess will allow for tensions to be calmed and tempers soothed

05 Apr 2017 Foreign affairs

Alexander Downer: The Australian diplomat longing for a post-Brexit trade deal

Trade relations with Australia have ebbed and flowed – now high commissioner Alexander Downer believes the time is ripe for a new agreement. He talks to Conservative MP Graham Brady