The former cabinet minister, who led the probe into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs, will replace her party colleague Sir Chris Bryant.
Labour former cabinet minister Harriet Harman has been elected as the new chairwoman of the Commons Standards Committee
The role became vacant after Sir Chris was appointed shadow minister for creative industries and digital by Sir Keir Starmer. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr Evans also announced that Labour former cabinet minister Liam Byrne has been elected as the chairman of the Business and Trade committee with 216 votes, and Labour’s Cat Smith has secured the role of chairwoman of the Petitions Committee with 227 votes.All three will take up their positions with immediate effect and will be receiving an additional salary of £17,354 in 2023-24, as select committee chairs.
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