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Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary

The Sheffield Heeley MP has admitted she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh has conviction for fraud by misrepresentation relating to a mobile

Transport secretary was mugged in 2013 and incorrectly included work phone on list given to police of stolen items

The Guardian - UK

Transport secretary Louise Haigh admits pleading guilty to offence over phone claim

Louise Haigh says she did not gain from the ‘genuine mistake’ that led to the conviction months before she was elected in 2015

The Independent UK

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Transport Secretary Louise Haigh ‘pleaded guilty’ after incorrectly telling police work phone was stolen

Ms Haigh reportedly told police her phone was stolen but discovered ‘some time later’ it had not been taken

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary ‘pleaded guilty’ over work phone incident

Ms Haigh has said she discovered ‘some time later’ that the phone had not been taken.

The Independent UK

‘People-first’ transport in English towns could be integrated by apps

Louise Haigh plans to focus on poorer areas, healthy methods and ability to ‘tap in and tap out seamlessly’

The Guardian - UK

Prosecuting passengers for pocket change? Rail ticketing in Britain has become an absolute farce

The transport secretary, Louise Haigh, is right: innocent people should never feel like criminals for merely buying a ticket, says author Jonn Elledge

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Jet Zero: Government launches new task force to cut flight emissions

The UK set a target to reduce its overall emissions by 81% by 2035 at the recent Cop29 conference in Baku

The Independent UK

Government launches ‘new and improved’ task force to cut aviation emissions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh pledged to work with industry to make the UK ‘a global leader in sustainable travel’.

Evening Standard

Haigh says affordability is a priority but refuses to rule out rail fare hikes

Speaking in the Commons, the Transport Secretary said the Government’s focus was on keeping public transport affordable.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the politics of buses: Labour’s winning ticket

Editorial: Cheap, better-run public transport can transform people’s everyday lives. The government should be more ambitious in its plans to deliver it

The Guardian - UK

Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass nationalisation bill

Labour’s first big reform in reversing the 40-year legacy of Margaret Thatcher is set to come into place with the legislation to renationalise the railways passing through parliament

The Independent UK

Ex-Eurostar boss tells government to stay out of running railways

Exclusive: Richard Brown says ‘genuine reform, genuine cost savings’ must be negotiated with trades unions

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary promises ‘vision-led approach’ for project funding

Louise Haigh said the switch could have ‘a lasting impact on transport for decades to come’.

Evening Standard

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Broken railway: ejecting private train operators is popular. But will it prove effective?

Train Talk: Nationalisation looks a sideshow considering the fundamental problems of the railway

Evening Standard

Calls to assess and rank existing rail franchise agreements rejected by MPs

Louise Haigh argued that assessing franchises as part of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill would create ‘unnecessary cost’.

Evening Standard

Backlash as ship carrying potentially explosive fertiliser returns to Norfolk

MV Ruby arrived in Great Yarmouth’s harbour on Monday, causing anger among Conservative councillors

The Independent UK

PM reiterates no pressure on assisted dying vote after Streeting criticised

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying proposals.

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Starmer: Taking down gangs ‘single most effective way’ to stop small boats

The Prime Minister said that he had discussed stopping smuggling gangs with his counterparts in Germany, Italy and France.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour

Manufacturers want ministers to ease EV mandate, which would mean energy firms losing out

Evening Standard

Minister dismisses food shortage concerns as farmers threaten strike action

Ministers not expecting that Brits will go without food as biggest farmers’ union draws back from all out action

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh defends Labour’s budget measures after Starmer shuns farmers at tax protest

Louise Haigh has defended Labour’s budget measures after Keir Starmer shunned farmers at a tax protest.

Evening Standard

Farmers ‘betrayed’ over inheritance tax but should not withhold food – NFU chief

A row has erupted over the new taxes for farms worth more than £1 million.

The Independent UK

Plans for new migrant deals with third countries are ‘not the same as failed Rwanda scheme’, minister insists

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has confirmed that the government is holding talks with a range of nations to tackle the ‘small boats’ migrant crisis

Evening Standard

Tories say migration deals ‘won’t work’ as Government vows to ‘tackle upstream’

The comments come as official figures show that over 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in the last week.

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