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 Cabinet member resigns over past phone fraud case
A member of the U.K. Cabinet has resigned after reports revealed she was convicted in a fraud case more than a decade ago. British Transport Secretary Louise Haigh submitted her resignation in a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday,
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
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.
Transport secretary Louise Haigh quits over historic fraud
Louise Haigh has quit as transport secretary following details of a past conviction for fraud being revealed. She has admitted that, a decade ago, she told police she had lost her work mobile phone in a mugging,
Louise Haigh resigns as UK transport secretary over phone offence
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.
Heidi Alexander named new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits
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.
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 that, a decade ago,
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.
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