Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new transport secretary following the resignation of Louise Haigh on Friday morning. Ms Haigh became the first minister to quit Sir Keir Starmer’s government after admitting she had been convicted for making a false report to police over a mobile phone being stolen 10 years ago.

Heidi Alexander has been appointed as the new Transport Secretary after the resignation of Louise Haigh.The Labour MP for Swindon, who had previously served as deputy mayor of London for transport, was appointed as minister of state for courts by Sir Keir Starmer in July.

Heidi Alexander has replaced Louise Haigh as the new transport secretary. The Swindon South MP was previously justice minister and also worked as deputy transport mayor under Sadiq Khan between 2018 and 2021. She takes over from Haigh, who resigned after she admitted pleading guilty to a fraud offence.