Alicia Kearns Elected as Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee – As the first woman to hold the position, MPs have picked Conservative Alicia Kearns to lead the influential Foreign Affairs Committee. The chair of the committee, one of the most prestigious positions on the Commons committee line, has been taken over for the second time in a row by a young, relatively junior MP.
In 2017, Tom Tugendhat, who had only served two years in parliament, was responsible for the resignation of ex-minister Crispin Blunt. After five years, he ran for the Conservative leadership and is currently the security minister, present at cabinet meetings.
The newly elected official has experience in crisis communications and has worked in a number of government agencies. Her victory over candidates like former party leader Sir Ian Duncan Smith, former defense secretary Liam Fox, and senior backbencher Richard Graham may be viewed as a remarkable defeat.
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In accordance with a deal determining which party chairs which committee, the chair of Foreign Affairs was designated for a Conservative. All MPs could vote, and with four Conservative candidates fighting for the position, the winner is always the individual who can garner the greatest support from Labour, the SNP, and the other parties.
Ms. Kearns sprang to fame earlier in the year as the mastermind of the “pork pie” plot, which was termed after her Rutland and Melton constituency. Several newly elected Conservative MPs in 2019 were thought to be opposed to Boris Johnson in light of the Downing Street “partygate” claims, according to reports.
With the war in Ukraine and other frightening occurrences across the world, her triumph offers Ms. Kearns a prominent position when MPs discuss international issues; the chair of the select committee is always asked to speak first in the House. So her views will definitely be heard.
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