Bob Blackman: Who is the new 1922 Committee chairman?
The Harrow East MP has taken over the important Conservative Party role from Sir Graham Brady.
Bob Blackman, who has been chosen to lead the 1922 Committee after a vote among Tory MPs, will play an important role when the party selects its new leader.
The Harrow East MP won 61 of the 98 votes cast on Tuesday, against 37 for North Cotswolds MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, to take over the position from Sir Graham Brady.
The 1922 Committee, sometimes dubbed “The 22”, is a group of Conservative backbench MPs which organises ballots on potential changes in leadership and oversees votes of no confidence.
When a Tory leadership contest is held, the committee’s chairman will announce the timetable and rules to be followed – including deciding the nomination requirements for MPs putting themselves forward and the deadlines for doing so.
The chairman also receives the letters from MPs needed to trigger a vote of no confidence.
