In the end, the pressure over Tulip’s Siddiq’s alleged links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh became too strong.
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Being named in an anti-corruption case against her deposed aunt Sheikh Hasina wasn’t a good look for the UK’s anti-corruption minister.
Then the Hampstead and Highgate MP came under intense scrutiny over her use of properties in London linked to her aunt’s allies.
Even though Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser ruled that she hadn’t breached the ministerial code, he was sharply critical of her judgement and she stood down this afternoon.
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