Louise Haigh, Labour

Why Louise Haigh's Resignation Could Become A Bigger Problem For Starmer
Louise Haigh’s resignation as the transport secretary is raising serious questions for Keir Starmer. The Labour MP quit suddenly on Friday morning, less than 12 hours after reports of her 2014 fraud conviction emerged.
Labour ‘hit job’ against Louise Haigh had been brewing for months
When Louise Haigh offered train drivers a whopping 15 per cent pay rise in August, she boldly said she was fulfilling a promise to “move fast and fix things” such as the long-running strikes. Allies of Sir Keir Starmer,
Louise Haigh was victim of 'coordinated briefing by someone trying to get rid of her', claims former Labour official
Louise Haigh was likely to have been the victim of a "coordinated briefing" by a "political opponent", a former Labour official has said after she quit as Transport Secretary.
Louise Haigh’s rise from young Labour MP to Transport Secretary
Ms Haigh became the youngest female Cabinet minister to ever be appointed when she was made Transport Secretary earlier this year.
Louise Haigh quit because she ‘had not told Starmer full story of fraud conviction’
More information came to light’, No 10 sources claim, following transport secretary’s decision to resign on Friday morning
UK's Starmer names new transport minister after embarrassing resignation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new transport minister on Friday after the youngest member of his cabinet quit when it was revealed she pled guilty a decade ago to an offence in connection with misleading the police.
Who is Louise Haigh, as the transport secretary quits over phone offence?
Louise Haigh had been the youngest member of the Cabinet before it came to light that she had an old conviction for fraud by misrepresentation
New Transport Secretary named after Louise Haigh resigns over conviction
Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new Transport Secretary following Louise Haigh’s resignation this morning. The MP for Swindon South had been serving as a justice minister until her promotion. She previously worked as Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport mayor between 2018 and 2021.
Heidi Alexander named new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits
Louise Haigh announced her resignation this morning after it was revealed that she'd been convicted for fraud.
UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh Resigns Over 2013 Mobile Phone Theft Case
Louise Haigh resigned as Britain's transport secretary on Friday after revelations that she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence before becoming a member of parliament.
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,
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Along with Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and Lisa Nandy, Haigh was regarded as part of an informal soft left cabinet grouping.
Louise Haigh was a walking red flag - Keir Starmer now has one crucial question to answer
COMMENT: Express reporter and Tory councillor Mieka Smiles says the former Transport Minister chucking rocks at the Tories ...
Union fury over Downing Street ‘dirty tricks to oust Louise Haigh’
Those on the Left of the Labour Party suggest that Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, plotted former transport ...