It comes a day after she admitted she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary a day after admitting she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence after sheIn a letter to the Prime Minister she said she is “totally committed to our political project” but believes “it will be best served by my supporting you from outside Government”.
“I am sorry to leave under these circumstances, but I take pride in what we have done. I will continue to fight every day for the people of Sheffield Heeley who I was first and foremost elected to represent and to ensure that the rest of our programme is delivered in full,” she wrote. She added: “My appointment to your Cabinet as the youngest ever woman remains one of the proudest achievements of my life, but not as proud as the steps we took to improve the lives of the British people.”She had reported to police a list of items that she had believed stolen, including a work phone, after she was mugged on a night out in 2013.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”.
It is understood the incident was disclosed in full when she joined the shadow cabinet. Details on the specific offence were not immediately clear.
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