With Lord Graham Brady at the Conservative's Flackwell Heath branch Summer Party held on 3 July. Supper was organised and hosted by the lovely Kirsty Griffiths and her husband Rob. I put two questions to Lord Brady as follow:
1) Under the present Conservative Party Constitution the Executive of the 1922 Committee determines the rules for the Leadership Election after consultation with the Party Board. Under the proposed new Constitution to be implemented on 1 January 2027 this is changed to "The Party Board will determine the Rules for the Leadership Election." (nothing about consulting with the 1922 Committee!) Does he agree with this change?
Lord Brady's response "Under the present Constitution any change has to be agreed by a majority of the 1922 Committee. I would be surprised if they agree to it!"
2) Recently Rishi Sunak said that his greatest regret as Leader of the Conservative Party was not being elected by the ordinary members of the Conservative Party, because if he had been so elected he would have been able to put forward his proposals on policy and know that the voluntary Party supported him.
Lord Brady responded "There were several hustings meetings at which Rishi could have put forward his Agenda"
Under the present Party Constitution if a Leader is the only candidate for election, the new Leader and the Party Board can order a vote of the Party membership to endorse the new Leader. This is what William Hague did after he was elected by just the Conservative MPs! Rishi could have done the same!
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