Former Conservative MP Sir Graham Brady shares his unique perspective on two pivotal political moments: Liz Truss's resignation after just 49 days in office and the aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum. He describes watching both events unfold while having a simple tuna sandwich and tea, contrasting with the media's belief he was in meetings with key figures.
Former Altrincham and Sale West MP Sir Graham Brady has revealed the 'surreal' moment former Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just 49 days. Holed up at Downing Street with a tuna sandwich and a mug of tea, he said he was watching rolling news coverage of the situation as it played out, as the media believed he was in a meeting with her.
READ MORE: A murky past... and a deadly romance: The weird world of a man accused of killing his wife on holiday "I’d let the chief whip know that I was going to be out on the media round and would be making clear that the Prime Minister should remain in office," he said. "Nobody then called me back to say 'I wouldn’t bother if I were you'."
But the “persistent rumour” that he had told Rishi Sunak he was on the cusp of a no confidence vote and that prompted him to call an earlier election than planned made him decide to divulge that this was not the case, he says. He only received 10 such letters for Mr Sunak before the former prime minister called this year’s election, nowhere near the threshold required to trigger a vote of no confidence, he has revealed in published excerpts of his book.
“I thought one of the most impressive things about Rishi Sunak was that he was relentlessly positive in the most incredibly difficult circumstances where everything seemed to be going against him, everything seemed to go against the Conservative Party.”“David Cameron was very casual. Would have his shoes off and his feet up on the table. Theresa wasn’t like that. She was always very proper. We’d drink tea with a teapot and China caps and saucers.
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