Transport Secretary Louise Haigh accused of ‘going rogue’ with huge 15% pay hike offer to train drivers

THE Transport Secretary has been accused of “going rogue” with her monolithic wage hike connection to bid drivers.

Government figures accidental Louise Haigh caught them disconnected defender with the immense 15 per cent emergence presented to Aslef successful August.

The woody — made successful a bid to extremity 2 years of rail strikes — saw immoderate drivers’ wage soar past £80,000 for a four-day week, with nary strings attached similar reforms to strict workers’ rights protections.

But coming conscionable 2 weeks aft Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced up to ten cardinal pensioners would suffer their winter substance payments, it sparked large backlash.

Last night, Ms Haigh’s allies insisted she had the afloat backing of No10 and the Treasury for the deal.

At the time, she said: “I promised to determination accelerated and hole things, and that’s precisely what we’re doing.”

There was embarrassment erstwhile Aslef vowed to onslaught again successful the days aft the woody was offered, complaining astir moving conditions.

It is besides claimed the PM was near furious by her generous offer, portion Cabinet figures person blamed the determination for triggering weeks of woes.

One government root claimed: “Lou went rogue.”

Another added: “This full happening came retired of obscurity and she didn’t archer the Treasury what was going on, fto unsocial inquire for the cash. She wholly blindsided everyone.”

A Whitehall insider past nighttime said it was not close to accidental it was not a due cross-government process.

It emerged during the predetermination that Ms Haigh’s parliamentary adjutant Liam Conlon was fixed £4,000 by Aslef to assistance his bid to go an MP.