Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns becomes the first woman to hold the post
MPs have chosen Conservative Alicia Kearns as the new chair of the influential Foreign Affairs Committee - the first woman to hold the post.
Back in 2017, it was Tom Tugendhat, with just two years in Parliament under his belt, who ousted ex-minister Crispin Blunt. Five years on, he was a candidate for the Conservative leadership and is now security minister, attending the cabinet.
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