"Louise Haigh's resignation as the UK's transport secretary has destabilized Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, marking the first cabinet departure since the Labour victory in July 2024."
"Haigh's decade-old fraud conviction resurfaced, leading her to step down from a pivotal role in advancing the Labour's rail nationalisation agenda, bringing fresh scrutiny to Starmer's leadership."
"Friends of Haigh stated that after a mugging in 2013, she reported her missing phone as stolen, only to find it later, which she did not report to authorities immediately."
"Despite receiving a discharge in 2014 for her guilty plea to fraud by misrepresentation, the resurfacing of the conviction has intensified challenges for Starmer's government amidst declining public approval."
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