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Advisors briefed against me when I was in cabinet, says Haigh

Deniz Huseyin
15 May 2025
Louise Haigh: There is a disproportionate briefing against female cabinet members, to undermine them and undermine their work
Louise Haigh: There is a disproportionate briefing against female cabinet members, to undermine them and undermine their work

 

Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has revealed she was briefed against by advisors within the Government during her time in cabinet. Haigh resigned from her post last November after it emerged she had been convicted of fraud over a missing work phone in 2014 (LTT905).

She told the BBC: “Those first few months [in Government] were frustrating, and I’m sure they are frustrating for my former female cabinet colleagues. The briefing started almost immediately.

“There is a...

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