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Leith

(7,864 posts)
18. For people like me
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 08:31 PM
Jul 2022

whose knowledge of British Parliamentary systems are limited to John Bercow and watching BoJo's antics.

From Wikipedia:

The 1922 Committee, formally known as the Conservative Private Members' Committee,[2] is the parliamentary group of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The committee, consisting of all Conservative backbench members of Parliament, meets weekly while Parliament is in session and provides a way for backbenchers to co-ordinate and discuss their views independently of frontbenchers. Its executive membership and officers are by consensus limited to backbench MPs, although since 2010 frontbench Conservative MPs have an open invitation to attend meetings. The committee can also play an important role in choosing the party leader.



Oh, yeah, remember John Bercow?



I try not to leave people hanging if I make an obscure reference. I know a lot about many things that would leave people gasping. It doesn't mean it makes me smarter.

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Specifically YES! malaise Jul 2022 #19
It is time for Johnson to go LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #3
According to this, 27 resignations since yesterday blogslug Jul 2022 #4
resignations up to 30 now, & counting onetexan Jul 2022 #12
The knives are out at Ides-of-March level muriel_volestrangler Jul 2022 #5
Thanks for this malaise Jul 2022 #6
The difference between the US and UK: Polybius Jul 2022 #7
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More than that - the sexual harrassment scandal malaise Jul 2022 #9
I'm ignorant as a hog about UK gov't ... Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #10
This is a pretty damning resignation letter muriel_volestrangler Jul 2022 #13
They will have to drag him out by his heels. yellowcanine Jul 2022 #14
38 resignations, media circling No. 10 tishaLA Jul 2022 #16
Up to 44 now plus a firing malaise Jul 2022 #17
BBC says resigning as conservative party leader. NOT as PM, ah wacky Brit politics Shanti Shanti Shanti Jul 2022 #21
Boris and his few remaining allies are clueless malaise Jul 2022 #22
He just made his speech, will hold on as Prime Minister, for now, lol Shanti Shanti Shanti Jul 2022 #24
As we say here malaise Jul 2022 #25
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