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.

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

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced another setback on Tuesday with the resignation of his anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq. Her departure came shortly after she was implicated in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh,

Sir Keir Starmer facing growing calls to sack his anti-corruption minister, who referred herself to standards watchdog last week

British minister Tulip Siddiq, who was 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.

Treasury minister Siddiq quits after ethics investigation - Tulip Siddiq quit to avoid becoming a ‘distraction’ to the Government after a row over links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh.

Tulip Siddiq has resigned as Treasury minister over allegations linked to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq’s aunt is the former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled into exile after being deposed last year and is facing an investigation by an anti-corruption commission in Bangladesh,