Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed South Swindon MP Heidi Alexander as Secretary of State for Transport.
The move follows the resignation of previous incumbent Louise Haigh over a fraud conviction a decade ago, which has been highlighted in a number of national media stories.
Ms Alexander was elected to represent her Swindon constituency in July's General Election, and was shortly afterwards appointed as Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services.
She previously served as the Lewisham East MP for eight years from 2010 before becoming Deputy Mayor of London for Transport.
She held the latter role until 2021.
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