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.

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq tendered her resignation as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, citing ongoing publicity concerning her family ties

Tulip Siddiq is the niece of Sheikh Hasina, former Bangladeshi prime minister, who is accused of corruption. | Credit: Nicola Tree / Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned, after growing pressure about allegations of corruption linked to her aunt,

London: United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced another setback on Tuesday with the resignation of his anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq. Her departure came shortly after she was implicated in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh,

Tulip Siddiq has resigned as Treasury minister over allegations linked to her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq's aunt is the former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled into exile after being deposed last year and is facing an investigation by an anti-corruption commission in Bangladesh,

Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her role "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,