Making sense of the chaos
As we take stock of last week's shock General Election result and the pieces fall into place, Interel has provided an analysis of events over the last few days and look at what is likely to unfold in the coming days and weeks.
1922 Committee
Theresa May’s political future was dependent on her performance at the 1922 Committee meeting on Monday night. This is the influential committee representing Conservative backbench MPs.
By all accounts she hit exactly the right tone to win back enough support from her party and dissuade critics from forcing her out in the immediate future. Contrition, humility and a determination to get “out of this mess” may have given her some time to prove her leadership.
She is said to have acknowledged criticism of herself, and her leadership style, and vowed to listen and react accordingly. Indeed, she has already replaced her two chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill with outgoing MP Gavin Barwell, and is alleged to have promised Cabinet colleagues a more collegiate, rather than presidential style of leadership. Conservative backbenchers will now expect this Theresa May to be the one leading to country, not the Theresa May who led the party to a minority result.
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