The senior lawyer who led the inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard is one of two women who could become the first female Chancellor of Oxford University.

The final five candidates for the historic position have been announced.

Among them is Lady Elish Angiolini, who is currently the principal of St Hugh’s College in Oxford, Scotland’s former Lord Advocate, and the chairwoman of the inquiry into Wayne Couzens.

Baroness Jan Royall, who is the principal of Somerville College in Oxford, is also in the running.

Lord William Hague, Lord Peter Mandelson, and former Conservative Attorney General Dominic Grieve round out the final five.