UK transport secretary quits over decade old cellphone fraud case

UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case

British Transport Minister Louise Haigh has resigned over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone was stolen

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Minister Louise Haigh quits after fraud offence revealed

Haigh's departure is the first cabinet resignation under Sir Keir Starmer's government.

Louise Haigh resigns as UK transport secretary over phone offence

Former London deputy mayor Heidi Alexander chosen as replacement

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UK transport secretary Louise Haigh admits historic offence over phone claim

Labour MP told police that work phone had been stolen in mugging, only to find it later

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Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary after admitting phone offence

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Transport secretary pleaded guilty to 2014 work phone incident

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UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales

Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National Financier

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Fraud reshapes UK policy and policing playbook

Key measures to tackle crime involve private sector taking on greater responsibilities, which bear indirect costs on state

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Magicians Mount Search for Woman Behind Decades-Old Deception

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Trio charged over suspected international PPE fraud

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Former Wall Street investor sentenced to prison over massive fraud

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FTX’s engineering chief Nishad Singh spared prison time in fraud case

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Celebrated teacher abused boys over four decades

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Kneecap wins discrimination case against UK government

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