FabSwingers.com forum: Louise Haigh Resigns

By *uffleskloof OP Man
4 weeks ago

Walsall

The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role?

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

She's been a bit of a disaster in that role, giving the rail unions their pay rise with no concessions from their side.

That said I don't think a minor conviction should stop anyone becoming an MP or Minister. We all make mistakes in life, especially when young.

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By *ostindreamsMan
4 weeks ago

London

Wait.. Police are investigating phone thefts? Shocking!!!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
4 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

It must have been a long time ago, the police around here haven’t been doing anything more than giving you a crime number for the insurance claim for years.

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
4 weeks ago

nearby

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
4 weeks ago

nearby

"She's been a bit of a disaster in that role, giving the rail unions their pay rise with no concessions from their side.

That said I don't think a minor conviction should stop anyone becoming an MP or Minister. We all make mistakes in life, especially when young. "

There have been more Labour MP’s imprisoned for expenses fraud than any other party.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
4 weeks ago

Leeds

"It must have been a long time ago, the police around here haven’t been doing anything more than giving you a crime number for the insurance claim for years. "

It was a work phone supplied by her employer so I doubt she could claim on the insurance

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By *otMe66Man
4 weeks ago

Terra Firma

I think this is a blessing in disguise for Starmer, it’s broken up the the socialist gang at his top table.

A little too late for the tax payer though….

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By *verysmileMan
4 weeks ago

Canterbury

It was a quick resignation.

A quick resignation traditionally meant damage limitation and more revelations would emerge.

Watch this space.

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By *verysmileMan
4 weeks ago

Canterbury

"I think this is a blessing in disguise for Starmer, it’s broken up the the socialist gang at his top table.

A little too late for the tax payer though…."

No....he will still have to balance the wishes of the left.

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
4 weeks ago

nearby

"It was a quick resignation.

A quick resignation traditionally meant damage limitation and more revelations would emerge.

Watch this space."

Chancellors dishonest CV dwarfs this

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By *ensherman333Man
4 weeks ago

Newcastle/Durham

She’ll be back , probably discussing ethics and values on a political debate show.

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

"Lawbreakers can't be lawmakers"

Sir Kier Starmer.

I actually don't agree with that but it shows the problem with presenting yourself as Mr Clean, you're really setting yourself up to fail.

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

"Wait.. Police are investigating phone thefts? Shocking!!!"

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
4 weeks ago

Gilfach

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned ..."

The Radio 4 presenter announcing this earlier today said that neither her statement or the response from SKS mentioned the word "resigned".

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By *enSiskoMan
4 weeks ago

Cestus 3

At least she fell on her sword.

Very rare to see these days.

I wish her well.

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By *aribbean King 1985Man
4 weeks ago

South West London

Again just love it when Labour seem to self implode almost every day

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By *onica-mayhemWoman
4 weeks ago

Belfast/dublin

Up to her tits in P-Diddy stuff...

I don't know if that's at all accurate but I so wish it was true for the entire starmer cabinet

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By *eroy1000Man
4 weeks ago

milton keynes

""Lawbreakers can't be lawmakers"

Sir Kier Starmer.

I actually don't agree with that but it shows the problem with presenting yourself as Mr Clean, you're really setting yourself up to fail."

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
4 weeks ago

West Wales

I've read elsewhere it was not a one off & was possibly the third time she'd "Lost" a work phone.

This last time the police were involved & she left Aviva shortly after.

I think the one incident in isolation would not be enough for her to resign as it's being fed to us as a genuine mistake.

I wouldn't have pled guilty as a one off, no matter what my brief said.

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By *lecom1Couple
4 weeks ago

Stornoway

Reminds me of another convicted felon with a hair do

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By *lex46TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Near Wells

Is this the same lady that hounded Boris about his lockdown parties? She sounds a bit hypocritical to me.

Not that I agree with the parties but sometimes it pays to think before you open your mouth.

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By *ugarbonkCouple
4 weeks ago

Cheshire

She was a special constable at one stage so clearly understands fraud.

If a phone is reported nicked when it gets turned on the phone ID flags up and will notify the fraud department.

With a new SIM inserted it's easy to see who bought the sim.

I'd imagine it's a lot easier to just sack someone than involve the police then have to provide statements and potentially go to court so they were either vindictive or there's more to it.

I also read it wasn't one phone. If this is true then it's a series of frauds not a one off and the conviction will be for multiple offences. This is public record and will be easy to find.

I also read that a Starmer spokesperson said what she disclosed to him and what he has since found out didn't tie up so she had to go.

Yes lots of "I've heards" but something for you to research if you can be bothered.

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By *verysmileMan
4 weeks ago

Canterbury

Respectfully to the "it was an innocent mistake" brigade.

She had plenty of time to report finding the phone. It's not as if the police would have been knocking her door down 10 minutes after she turned it on....the phone would have 'pinged' as being in use immediately. The phone company would have informed the police from which mast it had pinged but that would take a while. The subscriber would have been informed which wouldalsotake a while. The police would then have then approached the subscriber to ensure that the phone hadn't been reported as found which would have taken a while.

There would have been plenty of opportunity for a declaration to be made but 10 years after a guilty plea, she has attempted to swerve by saying that she was poorly advised.

The best mitigation would have been being publically open about it from day one.

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By *iman2100Man
4 weeks ago

Glasgow

She should move to the USA. Under Trump a criminal past is an essential requirement, like being in the mafia.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

It's what's on the phone that may be the bigger issue. Or this whole fiasco is a smoke screen for some other dodgy behaviour elsewhere.

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By *melie LALWoman
4 weeks ago

Peterborough

"She's been a bit of a disaster in that role, giving the rail unions their pay rise with no concessions from their side.

That said I don't think a minor conviction should stop anyone becoming an MP or Minister. We all make mistakes in life, especially when young. "

One day it'll be a requisite to be a con on politics - just look at the US.

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

It seems she lied about the age when she was 'mugged' (said she was 24 when actually older) and lied when she claimed to be the youngest ever female cabinet Minister.

The new Govt certainly has an interesting approach to facts !

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By *astandFeistyCouple
4 weeks ago

Bournemouth

"It seems she lied about the age when she was 'mugged' (said she was 24 when actually older) and lied when she claimed to be the youngest ever female cabinet Minister.

The new Govt certainly has an interesting approach to facts !"

She said she was 24 but from my calculations, she was 25, possibly 26.

You'd think it would be fairly important from someone in her position to get the facts right, no?

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By *oubleswing2019Man
4 weeks ago

Colchester

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

"It seems she lied about the age when she was 'mugged' (said she was 24 when actually older) and lied when she claimed to be the youngest ever female cabinet Minister.

The new Govt certainly has an interesting approach to facts !

She said she was 24 but from my calculations, she was 25, possibly 26.

You'd think it would be fairly important from someone in her position to get the facts right, no?"

The small lies almost always lead to the big lies.

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By *otMe66Man
4 weeks ago

Terra Firma

She hasn't been the most stable of ministers...The near own goal she scored encouraging people to boycott P&O ferries, just as the owners of, P&O, DP world were about to announce an £1 Billion investment in London Gateway port.. Starmer needed to publicly distance himself and the government from her remarks.

There was also the letter she signed from ministers complaining about forthcoming cuts to departments ahead of the budget.

And now some work of fantasy involving a mugging, a phone being turned on that came to the attention of the police, and Starmer accepting Haigh's resignation after "further information" emerged...

The plane, the plane boss.

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By *eoBloomsMan
4 weeks ago

Springfield

Starmer does show consistently poor judgment. Even if he only knew about the one case, why would you put a convicted fraudster in a high profile Cabinet Job ?

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
4 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

"It seems she lied about the age when she was 'mugged' (said she was 24 when actually older) and lied when she claimed to be the youngest ever female cabinet Minister.

The new Govt certainly has an interesting approach to facts !

She said she was 24 but from my calculations, she was 25, possibly 26.

You'd think it would be fairly important from someone in her position to get the facts right, no?"

Do try and keep up, these are Government ‘facts’, you need to look at the weather forecast to see which way the wind is blowing in order to know what the ‘facts’ are today.

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By *aribbean King 1985Man
4 weeks ago

South West London

"Starmer does show consistently poor judgment. Even if he only knew about the one case, why would you put a convicted fraudster in a high profile Cabinet Job ? "
That's because Keir Starmer is stupid

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
4 weeks ago

nearby

"Starmer does show consistently poor judgment. Even if he only knew about the one case, why would you put a convicted fraudster in a high profile Cabinet Job ? "

Lammy

‘No more white do gooders’,

Who says on Trump; neo nazi kkk supporting sociopathic misogynist

Reeves

Bank of England customer services role, described as ‘economist’ on CV

Two homes right to buy flipper Rayner as housing minister / deputy PM

Mike Amesbury charged with assault on member of public

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By *ot really famousMan
4 weeks ago

monaghan

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? "
...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president

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By *otMe66Man
4 weeks ago

Terra Firma

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? ...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president "

What happens in the US, is for the US and has no influence or reference to this story other than to provide a don't look here look over there, whataboutery?

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By *ot really famousMan
4 weeks ago

monaghan

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? ...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president

What happens in the US, is for the US and has no influence or reference to this story other than to provide a don't look here look over there, whataboutery? "
...nope...just pointing out what's going on In the world...looks like Ireland could elect a criminal as well...and of course what goes on in the US affects all of us

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By *uffleskloof OP Man
4 weeks ago

Walsall

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? ...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president

What happens in the US, is for the US and has no influence or reference to this story other than to provide a don't look here look over there, whataboutery? ...nope...just pointing out what's going on In the world...looks like Ireland could elect a criminal as well...and of course what goes on in the US affects all of us "

Yes hopefully the UK and EU can start learning something from the US.

US GDP per capita up 70% since 2008. UK and EU GDP per capita broadly stagnant over the same period.

The differential is going to increase massively over the next four years.

The UK and EU either need to start learning from other countries or die.

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By *otMe66Man
4 weeks ago

Terra Firma

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? ...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president

It is in hands of the Irish to decide whether they are happy or not with that, as it was the US citizens.

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By *ot really famousMan
4 weeks ago

monaghan

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? ...this is small potatoes...the USA just elected a convicted criminal to the office of president

It is in hands of the Irish to decide whether they are happy or not with that, as it was the US citizens.

"
...ok...continue living in your bubble...

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By *otMe66Man
4 weeks ago

Terra Firma

"She hasn't been the most stable of ministers...The near own goal she scored encouraging people to boycott P&O ferries, just as the owners of, P&O, DP world were about to announce an £1 Billion investment in London Gateway port.. Starmer needed to publicly distance himself and the government from her remarks.

There was also the letter she signed from ministers complaining about forthcoming cuts to departments ahead of the budget.

And now some work of fantasy involving a mugging, a phone being turned on that came to the attention of the police, and Starmer accepting Haigh's resignation after "further information" emerged...

The plane, the plane boss."

Reading a recent update on this story, it has been suggested the police became suspicious of the photo she submitted of the lost phone, the metadata indicated the photo was taken after the alleged mugging was reported.

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By *mateur100Man
4 weeks ago

nr faversham

"The UK’s Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned, after the media uncovered that she was convicted of misleading the police over the alleged theft of her mobile phone.

She claims that she didn’t realise the phone was still in her house, and hadn’t been taken. Doesn’t sound particularly believable, but she was convicted anyway.

But why did Starmer appoint a convicted criminal to this important role? "

Bringing honesty and integrity to UK politics?

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By *melie LALWoman
4 weeks ago

Peterborough

"It seems she lied about the age when she was 'mugged' (said she was 24 when actually older) and lied when she claimed to be the youngest ever female cabinet Minister.

The new Govt certainly has an interesting approach to facts !"

I'm not saying a word

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