Durham graduate Sir Graham Brady has returned to Durham to speak at our School of Government and International Affairs.
Sir Graham is a UK Conservative MP and chair of the 1922 Committee – an influential group of Conservative MPs that plays an important role in choosing the party's leader.
Staff, students and guests were treated to a one-hour conversation with Sir Graham, who graduated in Law from St Aidan's College in 1989, chaired by Professor Patrick Kuhn, at the invitation of Professor Christopher Finlay, the Head of the School of Government and International Affairs.
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Sir Graham spoke openly about a range of topics, including sharing his views on how a Conservative Party leader should be chosen if the role should become vacant while the Party is in Government – as was the case when Rishi Sunak succeeded Liz Truss as Prime Minister.
His comments that in such circumstances a new leader should be chosen on a vote of Conservative MPs, rather than all Conservative Party members as currently, attracted national media attention and debate.
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