Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone fraud offence
dailyrecord.co.ukLouise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
It is understood the incident was disclosed to Sir Keir Starmer when she joined the shadow cabinet.In a letter to the Prime Minister, she said she is “totally committed to our political project” but believes “it will be best served by my supporting you from outside Government”.
She wrote: “I am sorry to leave under these circumstances, but I take pride in what we have done. "I will continue to fight every day for the people of Sheffield Heeley who I was first and foremost elected to represent and to ensure that the rest of our programme is delivered in full." In a reply, Sir Keir thanked Ms Haigh for her work to deliver the Government’s transport agenda.On Thursday evening, Sky News and the Times newspaper reported that Ms Haigh had admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident.
She had reported to police the device was stolen when she was “mugged” in 2013.It is understood that it was a fraud offence and that the conviction is now spent.
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