Chairman of the 1922 委員会 生き残るs 企て，努力，提案 to 取って代わる him by former 大臣
Tory grandee Sir Graham Brady has been re-elected as the powerful chairman of the 1922 委員会 of backbench 保守的な MPs after 敗北・負かすing a challenge from a former 大臣 regarded as No 10’s favoured 候補者.
Sir Graham, who has held the 地位，任命する since 2010, 確認するd his victory on Wednesday afternoon after the challenge from former 政府 大臣 Heather Wheeler.
He thanked his 同僚s for the “信任投票” after the secret 投票（する） open to Tory MPs who are not on the 政府 payroll.
負かす／撃墜するing Street has 報道によれば been unhappy with Sir Graham, an outspoken critic of lockdown 制限s who has 投票（する）d against the 政府 a number of times.
Mrs Wheeler, former whip and junior 大臣 at the Foreign Office, was 広範囲にわたって regarded to be No 10’s preferred 候補者 for what is one of the most 影響力のある 地位，任命するs in Westminster.
Sir Graham, 54, said: “It is a 特権 to have been re-elected as chairman of the 1922 委員会 after 11 years serving the 議会の 保守的な Party, I am 感謝する to my 同僚s for this 信任投票.”
Often referred to as the “shop steward” of Tory MPs, it is up to the ‘22 chairman to tell the 保守的な 首相 if they have lost the support of the backbenches.
