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,
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.
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.
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 Resigns Over Fraud Conviction
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to fraud after claiming her mobile phone had been stolen. Sky News and The Times both reported that she told police she had been mugged in 2013.
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone fraud offence
Sky News and the Times newspaper reported that Ms Haigh had admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident.
Britain’s Transport Secretary Quits After Phone Offense Revealed
In the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Louise Haigh resigned from the cabinet Friday after admitting she pleaded guilty to a type of fraud in 2014.
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