Ms Haigh gave police a list of items she thought had been snatched while she was 'mugged' during a night out in 2013, including her work mobile, which she later discovered had not been taken.

The transport secretary says she admitted to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected with misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News can reveal.