UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned after revelations emerged about her 2014 conviction for making a false police report regarding a stolen work phone while employed at Aviva in 2013.

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BBC News

UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned after revelations emerged about her 2014 conviction for making a false police report regarding a stolen work phone while employed at Aviva in 2013.

Haigh, who was 24 at the time, claimed she mistakenly reported her work phone stolen during a mugging incident, later discovering it at home, and received a conditional discharge from magistrates for the offense.

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The Guardian

Haigh, who was 24 at the time, claimed she mistakenly reported her work phone stolen during a mugging incident, later discovering it at home, and received a conditional discharge from magistrates for the offense.

The conviction was "fully disclosed" to when Haigh joined the shadow cabinet in 2020. Haigh was first elected as an MP in 2015, and as the youngest member of Starmer's new cabinet oversaw a £30B transport budget.

Independent

The Times

The conviction was "fully disclosed" to when Haigh joined the shadow cabinet in 2020. Haigh was first elected as an MP in 2015, and as the youngest member of Starmer's new cabinet oversaw a £30B transport budget.

The resignation marks the first ministerial departure from Starmer's government, coming less than five months after Labour's election victory.

GB News

The resignation marks the first ministerial departure from Starmer's government, coming less than five months after Labour's election victory.

The incident was a genuine mistake by a young woman following a traumatic mugging experience, resulting in the lowest possible punishment, and should not overshadow Haigh's significant achievements in modernizing Britain's transport system.

The incident was a genuine mistake by a young woman following a traumatic mugging experience, resulting in the lowest possible punishment, and should not overshadow Haigh's significant achievements in modernizing Britain's transport system.

Louise Haigh resigns as UK transport secretary after admitting phone offence

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Louise Haigh resignation: PM and union chief lead tributes to Transport Secretary after decade-old conviction exposed

This resignation exposes serious questions about Prime Minister Starmer's judgment in appointing someone with a fraud conviction to manage a £30 billion budget, especially given his previous stance that 'lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers'.

This resignation exposes serious questions about Prime Minister Starmer's judgment in appointing someone with a fraud conviction to manage a £30 billion budget, especially given his previous stance that 'lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers'.

Transport Secretary Resigns Over Past Fraud Conviction

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