Controversial in her own right, Hasina is also the aunt of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq - who resigned as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's anti-corruption minister last week after a slew of corruption allegations that she denied.
Bangladesh's interim government is preparing to remove Saima Wazed, the daughter of former PM Sheikh Hasina, from her WHO position amid corruption allegations. Wazed remains in her role as an ACC investigation continues,
Sheikh Hasina Wazed’s niece, Tulip Siddiq, resigned on Tuesday as a minister in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government after weeks of damaging headlines about how she had allegedly benefitted financially from her links to her aunt’s Awami League.
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the UK government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country's leader.
Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch cornered UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over City Minister Tulip Siddiq. Siddiq, niece of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also served as an anti-corruption minister.
UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq tendered her resignation as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, citing ongoing publicity concerning her family ties
In her resignation letter, which 10 Downing Street released, Siddiq highlighted that the watchdog had not found her in breach of the Ministerial Code
Tulip Siddiq has resigned as the government’s anti-corruption minister. In a fresh blow for Keir Starmer, she said she did not want to be a “distraction from the work of the government” following the controversy over her links to her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who is the former prime minister of Bangladesh.
This is a tale of two ex-ministers: the first ministerial casualties of Sir Keir Starmer's government, after just six months in power. Spot the difference. Louise Haigh, the crimson-haired left-wing former transport secretary, was thrown under the bus within hours of Sky News revealing a mobile phone fraud.
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-corruption minister resigned on Tuesday, bowing to mounting pressure over her links to her aunt, ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
UK Anti-Corruption Minister Tulip Siddiq resigned amid scrutiny over her ties to her aunt, former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina. While cleared of wrongdoing by the ethics watchdog, Siddiq cited the controversy as a distraction for the government.
She was appointed to the government after Prime Minister Keir ... Starmer offered Siddiq the possibility of returning to government, saying “the door remains open to you going forward.” Hasina ...