Louise Haigh’s successor will need a radical change of direction
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary in a blazing scandal. It has come to light that she was convicted of fraud over a missing work phone a decade ago – a device she reported to police as stolen in a mugging only to be turned on in her presence later.
Why Louise Haigh's Resignation Could Become A Bigger Problem For Starmer
Louise Haigh’s resignation as the transport secretary is raising serious questions for Keir Starmer. The Labour MP quit suddenly on Friday morning, less than 12 hours after reports of her 2014 fraud conviction emerged.
Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary over stolen phone fraud offence
Louise Haigh became the first minister to quit Sir Keir Starmer’s government in a blow to the prime minister. The transport secretary wrote to the prime minister tendering her resignation as transport secretary after admitting she was convicted for making a false report to police over a mobile phone being stolen 10 years ago.
UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh Resigns Over Fraud Conviction
UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s cabinet after it emerged that she received a criminal conviction for incorrectly telling police that a work phone was stolen during a mugging in 2013.
Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary after admitting pleading guilty to criminal offence in 2014
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after admitting she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. Sky News and the Times newspaper reported on Thursday evening that Ms Haigh admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident.
Louise Haigh resignation ‘a worry for transport in the North’
Haigh's replacement, former deputy London mayor Heidi Alexander, may concern Northern leaders who want an ally in Cabinet to make the case for investment
Transport secretary Louise Haigh quits over phone offence
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone she claimed was stolen. She has admitted
UK's Starmer names new transport minister after embarrassing resignation
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new transport minister on Friday after the youngest member of his cabinet quit when it was revealed she pled guilty a decade ago to an offence in connection with misleading the police.
Heidi Alexander named new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh's resignation
It follows Louise Haigh stepping down after incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in a 2013 mugging
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigns after criminal conviction revealed
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after she admitted pleading guilty to misleading the police a decade ago. Ms ...
Who is Louise Haigh, as the transport secretary quits over phone offence?
Louise Haigh had been the youngest member of the Cabinet before it came to light that she had an old conviction for fraud by ...
Louise Haigh's swift resignation prompts questions
The first cabinet resignation is a moment for any government and a rite of passage for any prime minister. There is the first ...
Louise Haigh’s exit leaves just one Cabinet minister from private school
Louise Haigh’s departure as transport secretary leaves just one Cabinet minister who attended a private secondary school. Ms ...