I think there's more to Haigh's resignation. A £1bn investment in London's freeport by DP World is to go ahead after tensions arose following comments from UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. Haigh called for a boycott of P&O Ferries, which she labelled a “rogue operator” trans.info/en/dp-world-... - ThreadSky

europeanpowell.bsky.social • 157 days ago

I think there's more to Haigh's resignation.
A £1bn investment in London's freeport by DP World is to go ahead after tensions arose following comments from UK Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. Haigh called for a boycott of P&O Ferries, which she labelled a “rogue operator”
https://trans.info/en/dp-world-s-1bn-uk-investment-to-go-ahead-despite-government-tensions-399881

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boredoftheoldone.bsky.social•156 days ago

Ahem.

https://bsky.app/profile/boredoftheoldone.bsky.social/post/3l6hdoekgdi24

mrshilary.bsky.social•156 days ago

This would explain an awful lot!

vivianpaul.bsky.social•156 days ago

A common sense minister must have been in the way ,for the big money men working they way through the Labour Party ,she called out P&O ,unlike Starmer

sootie123.bsky.social•156 days ago

Calling a spade a spade can’t be wrong

ferrickbrick.bsky.social•156 days ago

I so much wish that you weren’t making sense. Why tf is the Labour Party not trying to improve people’s lives? Have they really all become greedy pigs feeding at the capitalist trough?

lesserspottedh.bsky.social•156 days ago

Thought the same.

drsarahgilmore.bsky.social•156 days ago

She was right and was proven to be so from accounts provided by P&O staff. Shame on Labour.

hotchkiss13.bsky.social•156 days ago

I’m not sure this passes the sniff test.

europeanpowell.bsky.social•156 days ago

🤣

lou-b.bsky.social•156 days ago

Did think there was more to her resignation than having a minor conviction

doonthedocks.bsky.social•156 days ago

Especially since Starmer knew about it before he put her in post.

lovemilan.bsky.social•156 days ago

Especially one she declared before standing as a MP and Starmer was fully aware of before promoting her to the cabinet I am led to beleive.
It would seem a combination of pressure from the corporate Oligarchs and fear of the right wing media is her undoing.

lindywilliams3.bsky.social•156 days ago

Definitely.

We just lost an excellent minister who did more in a few months than any transport minister in 14 years.

tonylovesvinyl.bsky.social•156 days ago

She will be deselected by Labour at the next election, no doubt.

alanfromwigan.bsky.social•156 days ago

My first thought too.

lucycorrander.bsky.social•157 days ago

Is it not a rogue operator?

europeanpowell.bsky.social•157 days ago

It definitely is.

kernowmad.bsky.social•157 days ago

Completely agree, was far too quick and quiet.

nickiw64.bsky.social•154 days ago

Maybe I‘m just old. Louise must feel like shit. She said what she said out of principle, it was true-now the Labour government she was so proud to work with has put that Arab owned (previously British) firm & its money before any loyalty or ethics. It truly makes me feel sick.