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Tulip Siddiq’s resignation was a matter of when, not if

15 January 2025

4:17 AM

15 January 2025

4:17 AM

Just two weeks into the new year and Keir Starmer has suffered his first ministerial resignation of 2025. Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her role as the economic secretary to the Treasury, following an investigation by the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus into corruption claims. Magnus was tasked to look into allegations surrounding Siddiq’s links to properties linked to her aunt, who was recently deposed as Bangladesh’s prime minister following an uprising against her two-decade long leadership.

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