Under-fire Tulip Siddiq QUITS as anti-corruption minister after scandal over links to Bangladeshi regime
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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.
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Her aunt is the country's former leader Sheikh Hasina who fled into exile after being deposed last year. In a letter to her close pal Sir Keir Starmer, Siddiq said said that staying would be a “distraction from the work of the Government”. The government's ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus was looking into the case on behalf of the Prime Minister.
Ms Siddiq thanked the PM in her resignation letter for the "confidence" he has shown her but said her continuing in post "is likely to be a distraction". She said: "Having conducted an in-depth review of the matter at my request, Sir Laurie has confirmed that I have not breached the Ministerial Code. As he notes, there is no evidence to suggest that I have acted improperly in relation to the properties I have owned or lived in.
"My family connections are a matter of public record, and when I became a minister I provided the full details of my relationships and private interests to the Government. "However it is clear that continuing in my role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury is likely to be a distraction from the work of Government.
