Haigh tells prime minister in letter she is ‘totally committed to our political project’ but believes ‘it will be best served by my supporting you from outside government’

Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary, saying in a letter to the
prime minister that she is “totally committed to our political project” but
believes “it will be best served by my supporting you from outside
government”.

The move comes after it emerged she has a conviction for fraud by misrepresentation after wrongly reporting her work mobile phone stolen in 2013.