Why has transport secretary Louise Haigh quit?

Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after admitting pleading guilty to a criminal offence tied to her incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. She said in a letter to prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday morning that the incident was a “mistake”, but “whatever the facts of the matter, this issue will inevitably be a distraction from delivering on the work of this government”. Haigh added that while she was “totally committed to our political project”, it would be “best served by my supporting you from outside government”. The resignation comes a day after Haigh admitted to making a false report to police officers that her phone had been stolen in 2013. Get more on the story 👇 https://www.cityam.com/louise-haigh-quits-as-transport-secretary-after-admitting-to-fraud-conviction/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Lars Mucklejohn, Scarlett Wild, Larissa Howie