Starmer faces Labour backlash over 'judgment' in making close friend Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption minister - after she was forced to quit over Bangladesh links

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Tulip Siddiq announced her resignation to avoid being a 'distraction' to the government after a sleaze probe said her behaviour was 'regrettable'.

Chris Mason: Siddiq's exit doesn't end PM's headache - it's economic growth he needs

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The BBC's political editor explains the headaches the Treasury is giving Sir Keir Starmer.

Who is Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed Bangladeshi PM who quit Treasury role?

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

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Former Labour minister’s family background is indelibly bound up with Bangladesh

When Keir Starmer became the Labour leader in 2020, Tulip Siddiq described him in her local paper as a “good friend thr…

Resignationcast: Tulip Siddiq

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Tulip Siddiq resigns as Treasury minister

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It comes after growing pressure over anti-corruption investigations in Bangladesh.

Minister Siddiq is quizzed by Cabinet Office over claims she and members of her family took billions in bribes

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

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Tulip Siddiq has been interviewed by the Cabinet Office's propriety and ethics team over claims she and members of her family took billions in bribes, it emerged last night.

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

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Ms Siddiq's aunt, Sheikh Hasina - who was until recently prime minister of Bangladesh for more than 20 years - is also being investigated, along with her mother, Sheikh Rehana Siddiq.

Minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 16:14 UTC

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Tulip Siddiq is alleged to have helped her aunt, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, embezzle up to £4bn.

Minister Tulip Siddiq named in Bangladesh corruption probe

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 10:22 UTC

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Tulip Siddiq is alleged of helping her aunt, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, embezzle up to £4bn.

Tulip Siddiq faces fresh questions over her presence at the signing of a billion-dollar arms deal with Vladimir Putin

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 07:05 UTC

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The footage shows Ms Siddiq visiting the Kremlin as part of an entourage led by her aunt Sheikh Hasina Wazed and appears to contradict previous claims that it was a 'family' occasion.