Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq Resigns
Tulip Siddiq MP was appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury last year (Alamy) 2 min read14 January Tulip Siddiq has resigned as economic secretary to the Treasury, saying the controversy over her family finances is becoming a “distraction” from the work of government. Siddiq has been subject to controversy around her financial and property links to her aunt, the deposed former leader of Bangladesh. Earlier this month, she referred herself to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, Sir Laurie Magnus, after it emerged that she owned several London properties associated with people linked to Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Magnus on Tuesday said he had found no breach of the ministerial code and no evidence to suggest that Siddiq had acted improperly. However, he said her handling of the links in question had been “regrettable” given the reputational risks to herself and the government. “I would not advise that this shortcoming should be taken as a breach of the Ministerial Code, but you will want to consider her ongoing responsibilities in the light …