BREAKING NEWS -MINISTER RESIGNS

Tulip Siddiq, the UK Minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption, has resigned. Her resignation comes amid scrutiny over her financial ties to her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/tulip-siddiq-sheikh-hasina-niece-resign-uk-minister-9780349/?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "1")[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/uk-anti-corruption-minister-tulip-siddiq-resigns/article69098942.ece?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "2")[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-14/uk-anti-corruption-minister-tulip-siddiq-resigns?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "3"). Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing, Siddiq stepped down to avoid being a distraction to the government[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/tulip-siddiq-sheikh-hasina-niece-resign-uk-minister-9780349/?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "1")[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/uk-anti-corruption-minister-tulip-siddiq-resigns/article69098942.ece?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "2")[43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-14/uk-anti-corruption-minister-tulip-siddiq-resigns?citationMarker=43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054 "3").