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
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 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,
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 Secretary.
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.
UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case
British Transport Minister Louise Haigh has resigned over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone was stolen
Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary after guilty plea over phone incident
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.
UK transport minister quits over decade-old mobile phone fraud case
Louise Haigh’s fraud conviction was related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
Louise Haigh should refuse her severance payout, Home Office minister suggests
Louise Haigh should refuse her £17,000 severance payout, a minister has suggested. The former transport secretary last ...
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 ...
Minister denies Labour are like 'tawdry' Conservatives after Louise Haigh phone scandal
A minister has denied Labour as "tawdry and chaotic" as the Conservatives after the Louise Haigh phone scandal.
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, No 10 has ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...