1922 Committee: What is it and what powers does it have?
Dubbed "the men in grey suits", the members of the 1922 Committee wield a lot of power in the Conservative Party.
It runs the selection process for new leaders - and if MPs want to get rid of their current leader, then it's "The 1922" that collect the votes to do so.
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