Lord Brady will break his silence over how close rebels were to toppling Mr Sunak in the memoir, Kingmaker, which is published later this month.
The former chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench MPs will reveal in his upcoming book how many letters of no confidence Tory MPs submitted over Rishi Sunak 's leadership.
But the true number has only ever been known to Lord Brady, who was famously tight-lipped about his role in the process.After Mr Sunak's electoral wipeout, MPs who plotted against him privately said they were just three letters short of the 52 required to trigger a challenge Read More Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges to commit to an annual net migration cap of 100,000 'That was his way of telling us, 'You don't have anything to worry about. They're not close,' a source told the MoS. Another technique they believed Lord Brady deployed was by telling them: 'My experience is that you can take the figure published in the media, and reduce it by 50 per cent.
News Downing Street Rishi Sunak
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Council committee chair could be in line for £9,000 pay boostA council committee chair who interviews candidates for top jobs could be in line for a £9,000 pay boost.
Read more »
Rishi Sunak in bid to cancel winter fuel payment cutWinter fuel payments of up to £300 were previously paid to all pensioners, regardless of their income or benefits.
Read more »
Labour Cancels Rishi Sunak's 'Grossly Wasteful' £40m VIP Helicopter ContractKate is a Senior Trends Reporter at HuffPost UK, covering the day's most compelling stories. She has worked in the national news since she became a qualified journalist and was previously a reporter with Express.co.uk
Read more »
Keir Starmer cancels £40m private helicopter contract used by Rishi SunakPrime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a £40 million private helicopter contract that was frequently used by Rishi Sunak.
Read more »
'Absolute Idiocy': Former Tory Chairman Savages Rishi Sunak's Decision To Call Early ElectionKevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Read more »
Politics latest: Sunak 'will regret early election' after migration stats releasedIt's GCSE results day - and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's son is among those getting their grades. Elsewhere, the Home Office has released its latest immigration statistics and the Liberal Democrats are massive Swifties.
Read more »