Louise Haigh’s exit dealt with quickly in contrast to Tories, says Labour minister

Pat McFadden defends government handling of transport secretary's departure, saying it did not drag on for weeks'

Decisions over Louise Haigh's future were dealt with very quickly"and marked a big contrast" to how issues were handled under Conservative governments, a cabinet minister has said.

Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, refused to accept suggestions that the transport secretary's resignation and the controversy over freebies made the Labour government look chaotic" because it was not something that dragged on for weeks".