Tulip Siddiq could lose job if found she broke rules amid housing allegations, cabinet member suggests
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Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq could lose her job if the investigation into her properties finds she broke government rules, a cabinet member has suggested. Science Secretary Peter Kyle was asked about Ms Siddiq on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips.
She has referred herself to the prime minister's independent adviser on ministers' interests, Sir Laurie Magnus, following reports she lived in properties in London linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh.
There have also been questions about trips she took to Russia alongside her aunt. Ms Siddiq insists she has "done nothing wrong". As economic secretary to the Treasury, Ms Siddiq oversees anti-corruption efforts in the financial sector as part of her brief.
Mr Kyle told Sky News: "With Tulip, she's referred herself straight away to this. "There is a process under way and we know full well it will be a functional process, and the outcomes of it will be stuck to by the prime minister and this government, a complete contrast to what we've had in the past.".
He gave this answer after Trevor pointed out Labour would have been calling for a sacking if the roles were reversed and the Tories were in power. Read more:Siddiq refers herself to ethics watchdogMinister caught up in anti-corruption probe. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player.
