Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. She had referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after questions about links to her aunt, who was ousted last year as Bangladesh's prime minister.

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned, after growing pressure about allegations of corruption linked to her aunt, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh.

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said he would be happy to work again with Tulip Siddiq, who resigned as a minister yesterday, if the Prime Minister brought her back into Government. Darren Jones also rejected the idea that Ms Siddiq’s appointment showed a lack of judgment from Sir Keir Starmer.

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It has emerged that Ms Siddiq has lived in two homes owned by figures associated with the Awami League and currently rents a third one. She strongly denies any wrongdoing and her allies suggest the charges have been trumped up by her aunt’s political enemies.

Tulip Siddiq has resigned as the UK’s treasury minister after being under the scanner for her close ties to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Labour MP has been accused of corruption

Tulip Siddiq has resigned her role as City minister amid allegations about her financial links to the former Bangladeshi government.

Independent adviser on ministerial standards Sir Laurie Magnus said it was ‘regrettable’ Tulip Siddiq was ‘not more alert to the potential reputational risks’ of her close family’s association with Ba

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was 'too slow' to react as Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq resigned over allegations linked to her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh.