The former Altrincham and Sale MP and former chair of the Conservative 1922 Committee has spilt the beans on his dealings with the last five Tory Prime Ministers
Lord Graham Brady who stood down at the summer election has in his new book detailed his private conversations with prime ministers as they were forced out of power and lifted the lid on his role as Brexit, the pandemic and leadership turmoil
Amongst the revelations, which have been revealed in this morning’s Telegraph newspaper was the news that when Rishi Sunak called the election, there were just 10 letters of no confidence in the Prime Minister but after it was called there were moves to oust him and prevent an election which would end in disaster for the Government
A rumour spread that Rishi had called the election because I had told him that he was about to face a confidence vote. I had given no such indication. As we headed off towards the smoke of battle, there were 10 letters sitting in my safe.”
Brady reveals that the moment Liz Truss brought in Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor following the disaster of the mini budget he insisted that she should step down as Prime Minister
His relations with Boris Johnson were tense during the COVID pandemic
Brady claims Mr Johnson railed against the “stupid f—ing two-metre rule” and “f—ing scientists” while also telling those who questioned his Covid measures: “How many people would you let die?”
He also refused to step down right up to the night before his resignation in 2022, telling Lord Brady: “They would be mad to get rid of a leader who won the biggest Conservative majority since 1987.”
Boris Johnson became so fed up with backbenchers criticising his adviser Dominic Cummings during the pandemic that he called them “spineless chicken s—”.
Brady also claims that David Cameron and George Osborne had contempt for people who did not share their backgrounds.
