Graham Brady, former chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, has written a book detailing his time at the heart of British politics during Brexit and its aftermath. His account paints a picture of even greater chaos than previously imagined, revealing candid conversations with Prime Ministers like Boris Johnson about political scandals and internal conflicts.
Graham Brady speaks out against his Tory critics, who say he should have taken his secrets to the grave
Now Lord Brady of Altrincham, the former chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee has written his account from the very inside of the drama – and the chaos was even worse than we imagined.in the wake of revelations that he had broken lockdown by driving his wife and child to Barnard Castle.in his Commons office at 8:30 on Thursday morning. He opened the door looking like shit: frizzy hair and black rings around his eyes,” he writes.
“All the Prime Ministers write their own books,” he says in his defence. “I would say that the fact that I leaked nothing for 14 years puts me well ahead of the vast majority of people in politics, and certainly well ahead of most people who served in Conservative cabinets over that period.” He says he tried to help prime ministers navigate their way out of trouble – even when he didn’t agree with them. “I hope that when the book has been published, whilst I don’t expect them all to be delighted about everything I say, I hope they will see that they’re taken in the round and in a context, and working from the notes that I took, which were what I thought at the time.
While on the whole he says he didn’t find it hard to keep secret the running total of ‘no confidence’ letters – and he enjoys teasing journalists who consistently got it wrong – he admits it got harder when it started getting close to the trigger as when Johnson neared the exit. Despite his ringside seat at the theatre of the absurd that is Westminster, he says he is not angry at their folly. The job of being a PM is extremely difficult and even backbenchers have a tough time, he says, and voters have unrealistic expectations of their MPs.
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