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Tulip for corruption allegation

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Tulip for corruption allegation

International desk:

The UK’s Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch has called upon prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to dismiss Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq amid corruption allegations and concerns as Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into properties used by Tulip Siddiq in London.

‘It’s time for Keir Starmer to sack Tulip Siddiq. Now the Government of Bangladesh is raising serious concerns about her links to the regime of Sheikh Hasina,’ Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch posted on her X account (formerly Twitter).

The statement followed remarks by Prof Yunus in an interview with The Sunday Times, where the Nobel Laureate urged an investigation into London properties used by Siddiq.

He suggested these properties be returned to Bangladesh if found to have been acquired through ‘plain robbery.’

In her X post, Badenoch accused the UK PM of appointing his ‘personal friend Tulip’ as anti-corruption minister despite allegations of corruption against her.

‘Now Bangladesh government is raising serious concerns about her links to the regime of Sheikh Hasina,’ she wrote.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Prof Yunus has called for an investigation into properties used by Tulip Siddiq and her family, stating: ‘She becomes the minister for anti-corruption and defends herself. Maybe you didn’t realise it, but now you realise it. You say: ‘Sorry, I didn’t know it at that time, I seek forgiveness from the people that I did this and I resign.’ She’s not saying that. She’s defending herself.’

Siddiq, a member of the UK’s Labour Cabinet, serves as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, responsible for policies addressing corruption in financial markets.

Amid reports linking her to properties owned by allies of her aunt, ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Siddiq referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Laurie Magnus.

In her letter requesting an investigation, Siddiq maintained her innocence. ‘I am clear that I have done nothing wrong,’ she wrote.

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer defended Siddiq at a press conference, stating she had ‘acted entirely properly’ in referring herself for investigation and expressing his ‘confidence in her.’

Siddiq has since withdrawn from accompanying the Chancellor on a trip to China this weekend to assist with the investigation.

Since then, several international media outlets have reported allegations against Tulip Siddiq, claiming she received free flats in London from allies of the ousted Awami League government in Bangladesh.

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