New leader for 1922 committee

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Super Sonic

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6,847 posts

60 months

Thursday 11th July
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Bob Blackman has been picked as the new chair
"New leader of backbench Tory MPs holds the party’s future in his hands | 1922 Committee | The Guardian" https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/...

AmyRichardson

1,413 posts

48 months

Thursday 11th July
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Careful with this one, give him an inch and he'll claim for a mile (or several thousand miles.)

Anyway, this seems to dovetail well with the "parties new to opposition need a bit of time" thesis; '97-'05 and all that.

bigpriest

1,723 posts

136 months

Thursday 11th July
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I think they were trying to be more inclusive but there was a misunderstanding over his name.