Britain’s anti-corruption minister has resigned amid a controversy over links to her aunt Sheikh Hasina who is the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister

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

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

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

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.”

Bangladesh’s anti-graft commission has filed cases against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, including a British government minister and a senior United Nations official, its chief said on Monday.

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.

Tulip Siddiq served as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister and was responsible for addressing corruption within the UK's financial markets. Confirming her resignation on X, Siddiq stated that continuing in her role would be "a distraction" for the government,

Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her role in Treasury "to avoid distraction for the Government" following a corruption probe in Bangladesh. The Labour MP's aunt is the former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina,

LONDON (Reuters) -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,