Tulip Siddiq has resigned as the UK’s treasury minister after being under the scanner for her close ties to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Labour MP has been accused of corruption

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. The Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate had referred herself to Sir Keir Starmer's standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, but insisted she has done nothing wrong.

Bangladeshi authorities alleged she had lived in several properties paid for by its government whilst her aunt was prime minister