British MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of longest-serving Indian-origin legislator Keith Vaz joining a parliamentary committee which oversees the workings of the UK’s courts weeks after he wa
British MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of longest-serving Indian-origin legislator Keith Vaz joining a parliamentary committee which oversees the workings of the UK’s courts weeks after he was forced to step down as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee amid a sex scandal.
Mr Vaz, who quit in October as chair of the influential Home Affairs Select Committee amid a scandal over allegations involving male prostitutes, was elected as a member of the House of Commons Justice Committee on Monday.
MPs voted for the 59-year-old Labour MP to be appointed to the committee by 203 votes to seven, a majority of 196.
Electing MPs to vacancies on Commons committees is mostly uncontentious, with each party given a set allocation of places.
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