Falsely reported the theft of the phone to the Police, the Secretary of Transport in England resigns!

2024-11-29 10:47:35Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Falsely reported the theft of the phone to the Police, the Secretary of
PHOTO: Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh has resigned as UK Transport Secretary.

According to foreign media, she admitted to pleading guilty to a felony related to falsely telling police that a work cell phone was stolen in 2013.

In a statement on Thursday night, Ms Haigh said she discovered "some time later" that the phone had not been stolen.

In her resignation letter this morning, she described it as a "mistake" but said that "whatever the facts of the case, this matter will inevitably be a distraction from doing the work of this government".

She wrote: "As you know, in 2013 I was robbed in London. As a 24-year-old woman, the experience was terrifying. Immediately afterwards, I reported the incident to the police."

“I gave the police a list of my possessions that I believed had been stolen, including my work phone. Some time later I discovered that the camera in question was still at my house.

"I should have informed my employer immediately and not doing so immediately was a mistake."

In response, Sir Keir Starmer thanked Ms Haigh for "all you have done to deliver this government's ambitious transport agenda".

"I know you still have a great contribution to make in the future," he said further.


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