Tulip Siddiq faces new corruption investigation in Bangladesh
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Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has been named by investigators in Bangladesh who allege she was involved in the illegal allocation of land to members of her family while serving as an MP. Sky News has obtained an affidavit - or legal written statement - filed by the anti-corruption commission in Bangladesh that accuses Ms Siddiq and others of being involved in fraudulently obtaining plots in the diplomatic zone of a development near to the country's capital Dhaka.
The document states: "While serving as a Member of the British parliament, it is known that [Ms Siddiq] exerted pressure and influence on her aunt, the former prime minister, to take measures for the allotment of plots in the same project in the names of her mother, Mrs Rehana Siddiq, her sister Ms Azmina Siddiq, and her brother Mr Radwan Mujib Siddiq.".
Politics latest:Badenoch blames 'peasants' for grooming scandal. The director general of the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission Akhtar Hossain told Sky News: "Tulip Siddiq and former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina misused… power to take the plot from the Purbachal New Town Project.".
Investigators allege that planning officials were bribed and pressured into fraudulently allocating land. A Labour source said Tulip Siddiq totally refutes the claims and had not been contacted by anyone on the matter. The source also said no evidence had been presented for the allegations.
