Editing 1922 Committee (section)

{{Short description|UK Conservative parliamentary group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                     = 1922 Committee
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| formation                = {{start date and age|1923|04}}
| leader_title             = Chairman
| leader_name              = [[Bob Blackman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/conservatives-choose-new-1922-committee-chair-in-key-step-towards-next-leadership-battle-13175638 |title=Conservatives choose new 1922 Committee chair in key step towards next leadership battle }}</ref>
| location_city            = [[Palace of Westminster]], London
| location_country         = United Kingdom
}}
The '''1922 Committee''', formally known as the '''Conservative Private Members' Committee''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/1922-committee-members-theresa-may-brexit-conservative-party-backbench/|title=What is the 1922 Committee, who's its chairman Sir Graham Brady and how is it involved in the no confidence vote?|last=Chaplain|first=Chloe|date=8 April 2019|website=inews.co.uk|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> or sometimes simply '''the 22''',<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1922 Committee (the 22) |url=https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/1922-committee-the-22/ |website=UK Parliament: Glossary |access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref> is the [[parliamentary group]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. The committee, consisting of all Conservative [[backbench]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs), meets weekly while Parliament is in session and provides a way for backbenchers to co-ordinate and discuss their views independently of [[frontbencher]]s. Its executive membership and officers are by consensus limited to backbench MPs; however, 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. The group was formed in 1923<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/1922-committee-the-22/|title=The 1922 Committee|website=Parliament.uk|date=12 December 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> (by MPs who were [[List of MPs elected in the 1922 United Kingdom general election|elected]] in [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]), but became important after 1940. The committee, collectively, represents the views of the Conservative Party parliamentary rank and file to the party leader, who is usually also the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] or [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|leader of the Opposition]]. [[Whip (politics)|Whips]] are present but their role is limited to announcing future business and reporting questions and complaints to the chief [[whip (politics)|whip]]. Due to the number of members, the group traditionally meets in Committee Room 14, the largest committee room in the Houses of Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eaton |first=George |date=2017-10-11 |title=The 1922 Committee: how the Tories' men in grey suits wield power |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2017/10/1922-committee-how-tories-men-grey-suits-wield-power |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>