Britain’s anti-corruption minister resigned on Tuesday amid a controversy over links to her aunt, ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tulip Siddiq said that she was quitting as economic secretary to the Treasury,

Tulip Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing after being named in a corruption probe into her aunt, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Tulip Siddiq resigns as British Minister after being cleared of breaching ministerial rules by independent adviser Laurie Magnus.

In her resignation letter to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, she says that standards watchdog Laurie Magnus confirms she has not broken any rules

Siddiq, who also served as economic secretary to the Treasury, stated that her resignation was necessary as the ongoing controversy had become “a distraction from the work of the government.”

Following Siddiq’s resignation, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Tulip Siddiq, the British minister for financial services, resigned amidst scrutiny over financial ties to her aunt, ex-Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina,

London: The niece of Bangladesh’s deposed former leader Sheikh Hasina, Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq, on Tuesday resigned as Treasury minister to prevent her family connections becoming a “distraction” for the work of the British government.

The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, ousted last year as prime minister of Bangladesh.