After being a thorn in the side of most of the leaders he has served under, the ‘grey suit’ backbencher is preparing, at 35, to move on
The past 12 months have pushed the Conservative party to breaking point. But while prime ministers, their cabinet colleagues and backroom aides came and went, a group of five MPs known as “the men in grey suits” have been at the centre of each major storm.
Among them is William Wragg, the 35-year-old MP for Hazel Grove, in Greater Manchester, who says his “misspent youth was spent getting into parliament”. Now, he is preparing to leave it.
After being a thorn in the side of most of the leaders he has served under, the ‘grey suit’ backbencher is preparing, at 35, to move onThe past 12 months have pushed the Conservative party to breaking point. But while prime ministers, their cabinet colleagues and backroom aides came and went, a group of five MPs known as “the men in grey suits” have been at the centre of each major storm.Among them is William Wragg, the 35-year-old MP for Hazel Grove, in Greater Manchester, who says his “misspent youth was spent getting into parliament”. Now, he is preparing to leave it. Continue reading…
