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

Heidi Alexander has been appointed as the new Transport Secretary after the resignation of Louise Haigh.The Labour MP for Swindon, who had previously served as deputy mayor of London for transport, was appointed as minister of state for courts by Sir Keir Starmer in July.

UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s cabinet after it emerged that she received a criminal conviction for incorrectly telling police that a work phone was stolen during a mugging in 2013.