the 1922 Committee
/ðə ˌnaɪntiːn ˌtwenti ˈtuː kəmɪti/
/ðə ˌnaɪntiːn ˌtwenti ˈtuː kəmɪti/
(also the Conservative Private Members' Committee)
- (in Britain) the group of Conservative Members of Parliament that includes the party's backbenchers. Its name comes from a meeting of Conservative Members of Parliament in the Carlton Club, London, in October 1922, when the need for an organization through which backbenchers could have more influence was discussed. Members of the Committee now meet regularly and its opinions are passed on to the party leader.
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the 1922 Committee