The UK’s City minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her post after she became embroiled in a scandal tied to the ousted government of Bangladesh. The close ally and friend of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is the second minister to resign from his government since it swept to power last July.

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. The Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate had referred herself to Sir Keir Starmer's standards adviser,