Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary, saying in a letter to the
prime minister that she is “totally committed to our political project” but
believes “it will be best served by my supporting you from outside
government”.
The move comes after it emerged she has a conviction for fraud by misrepresentation after wrongly reporting her work mobile phone stolen in 2013.
Haigh was convicted by Camberwell Green magistrates and given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to an offence in connection with misleading the police.
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