Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. She had referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after questions about links to her aunt, who was ousted last year as Bangladesh's prime minister.

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

Independent adviser on ministerial standards Sir Laurie Magnus said it was ‘regrettable’ Tulip Siddiq was ‘not more alert to the potential reputational risks’ of her close family’s association with Ba