Heidi Alexander named new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits

Daily Express

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In a blistering letter, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart demanded the PM come clean about when he first learned of her criminal past.
The Sun
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The UK Labour government that won the general election less than five months ago has its first cabinet resignation, after its transport secretary shocked Westminster by quitting over a decade-old conviction over the reporting of a phone theft.
Irish Times
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Louise Haigh has resigned after news reports about a previous fraud conviction involving a company mobile phone.
Deccan Herald
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Ms Haigh, who is seen as a leading member of Labour's 'soft left', was one of the longest-serving members of the shadow and full cabinet, having been appointed interim shadow Northern Ireland secretary in 2020 and shadow transport secretary the following year.
Daily Mail

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