Under-fire Tulip Siddiq QUITS as anti-corruption minister after scandal over links to Bangladeshi regime
01/14/2025 11:17 AM
TULIP Siddiq has resigned as anti-corruption minister over her links to the previous despotic Bangladesh regime.
The Treasury Minister was forced to quit just over a week after referring herself to the sleaze watchdog for investigation.
Ms Siddiq had denied all the allegations against her but it was claimed she benefited financially from three London properties linked to her aunt – the former PM of Bangladesh.
In a letter to her close pal Sir Keir Starmer, she said said that staying would be a "distraction from the work of the Government".
Kemi Badenoch had called on Ms Siddiq to resign or be sacked last week.
The Treasury Minister is under growing scrutiny over links to London properties tied to her aunt, who was forced from power last year amid corruption claims.
Ms Siddiq referred herself to the ministerial standards watchdog but insists she has done nothing wrong.
She has also been separately named in a Bangladesh corruption probe over claims she benefited from a Russian-backed nuclear deal.
