Heidi Alexander appointed new transport secretary

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Heidi Alexander as the brand new transport secretary following Louise Haigh’s resignation.

The MP for Swindon South has been serving as justice minister, and she or he beforehand labored as Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport from 2018 to 2021.

Ms Haigh resigned following a Sky News investigation which revealed she pleaded responsible after incorrectly telling police {that a} work cell phone was stolen in 2013.

Read extra: https://news.sky.com/story/heidi-alexander-named-new-transport-secretary-after-louise-haighs-resignation-over-mobile-phone-guilty-plea-13262817

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