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 became the first minister to quit Sir Keir Starmer’s government in a blow to the prime minister which has raised questions about his judgement.

British Transport Minister Louise Haigh has resigned over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone was stolen.

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.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted she pleaded guilty after she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.

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.

UK transport secretary Louise Haigh was forced to resign after admitting she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence over a missing mobile phone, in a fresh setback to the government after a bruising first five months in office.

Swindon South MP Heidi Alexander has been appointed Transport Secretary, Downing Steet said. It comes just hours after Louise Haigh quit the post after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago.

Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary after guilty plea over phone incident - Louise Haigh said she reported a work phone stolen after being mugged in 2013 but later found the phone in her home.