Louise Haigh has resigned as UK Transport Secretary (Image: Getty)
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after admitting she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, she said she is "totally committed to our political project" but believes "it will be best served by my supporting you from outside Government".
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"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.
The Prime Minister thanked Ms Haigh for her work to deliver the Goverment's transport agenda.
It emerged that Ms Haigh had pleaded guilty for the offence.
Louise Haigh has resigned form government (Image: Getty Images)
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On Thursday evening, Sky News and The Times reported that Ms Haigh had admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident. She had reported to police the device was stolen when she was "mugged" in 2013.
Ms Haigh 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".
In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer she said: #"I appreciate that whatever the facts of the matter, this issue will inevitably be a distraction from delivering on the work of this government and the policies to which we are both committed.
"I will always be grateful for the support you have shown me, and I take great pride in what we
achieved since the election."
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In a reply, the Prime Minister wrote: "Thank you for all you have done to deliver this Government’s ambitious transport agenda.
"You have made huge strides to take our rail system back into public ownership through the creation of Great British Railways, investing ￡1 billion in our vital bus services and lowering cost for motorists.
"I know you still have a huge contribution to make in the future.”
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According to Sky News, the incident was disclosed in full when Ms Haigh was appointed to the then Shadow Cabinet in 2017.
Before she entered politics, Ms Haigh was a special constable for the Metropolitan Police and served in the capital between 2009 and 2011 in the South London Borough of Lambeth.
The guilty plea was made in 2014 and it is understood Ms Haigh's conviction is now 'spent'.