British transport secretary resigns over phone offense

NAMPA / Xinhua

2024-11-29

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- British Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned after pleading guilty to a criminal offense related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013, local media reported on Friday. In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed on Friday, Haigh described the incident as a "mistake" but said that "whatever the facts of the matter, this issue will inevitably be a distraction from d......

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