Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?
Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.
Minister Louise Haigh quits after fraud offence revealed
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago. Downing Street has named justice minister Heidi Alexander as her replacement. Haigh has admitted telling police in 2013 she had lost her work mobile phone in a mugging, but later found it had not been taken.
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 misrepresentation
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.
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 enforced shuffle of personnel at the top table for a start, a headache for Downing Street as they scour the subs bench for replacements,
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.
Heidi Alexander appointed new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns
Heidi Alexander has been appointed the government’s 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 was convicted for making a false report to police over a mobile phone being stolen 10 years ago.
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’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.
The unanswered questions for Keir Starmer after Louise Haigh’s brutal exit
Transport Secretary's swift resignation raises more questions than answers for the Prime Minister, including whether there will now be a Cabinet reshuffle.
Louise Haigh to receive thousands of pounds in severance pay
Louise Haigh will receive thousands of pounds in severance pay after her resignation as transport secretary, No10 has ...
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Good riddance Louise Haigh. Now let’s fix our decrepit railways
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary in a blazing scandal. It has come to light that she was convicted of ...
Cabinet minister does not know ‘who knew what when’ over Louise Haigh
A Cabinet minister has said he does not know “who knew what when” in relation to the criminal conviction which saw Louise ...
Labour ‘hit job’ against Louise Haigh had been brewing for months
When Louise Haigh offered train drivers a whopping 15 per cent pay rise in August, she boldly said she was fulfilling a ...
Politics latest: Minister denies Labour as bad as Tories after Louise Haigh scandal
Pat McFadden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips he was "sorry" to see the departure of Louise Haigh as transport secretary.
Sir Keir Starmer to set out government's 'plan for change' after turbulent week with Louise Haigh resignation
Sir Keir Starmer will set out a “plan for change” with milestones in key areas as he tries to turn the page on a turbulent ...
Rail nationalisation thrown into chaos after Louise Haigh quits
Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways has been thrown into chaos following the resignation of Louise Haigh as Transport ...
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Louise Haigh is another shambolic politician and an utter hypocrite, says Nana Akua
Louise Haigh, what a disaster. In my view, another shambolic politician and an utter hypocrite. Turns out that Louise has a ...