Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted she pleaded guilty after she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
Ms Haigh had reported to police that the device was stolen when she was "mugged" in 2013, according to Sky.In a statement, she said she discovered "some time later" that the phone had not been taken. She said the matter was a "genuine mistake" from which she "did not make any gain", and that magistrates gave her the "lowest possible outcome".
My solicitor advised me not to comment during that interview and I regret following that advice. "The police referred the matter to the CPS and I appeared before Southwark magistrates. Under the advice of my solicitor I pleaded guilty - despite the fact this was a genuine mistake from which I did not make any gain. "The magistrates accepted all of these arguments and gave me the lowest possible outcome available.
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