New transport secretary appointed as Louise Haigh becomes first Starmer minister to resign

Heidi Alexander has been appointed transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigned, becoming the first minister to step down from Sir Keir Starmer's new Labour government. It comes after Sky News revealed that she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence relating to a work mobile phone in 2013. Downing Street declined to clarify whether they knew about Ms Haigh's conviction but suggested that new information had come to light. Sky's Political Correspondent Rob Powell reports. Read more: https://trib.al/Z2eKIba #louisehaigh #ukpolitics #keirstarmer SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales