Tulip Siddiq, UK economic secretary to the Treasury, has referred herself for an investigation over allegations of involvement in a 2013 deal with Russia for a Bangladesh nuclear power plant.
Tulip Siddiq , the economic secretary to the Treasury, has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards following allegations of her involvement in a 2013 deal with Russia for a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh . Siddiq's aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was the long-time Prime Minister of Bangladesh and is facing her own investigation after being deposed last year.
Despite the allegations, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed confidence in Siddiq and stated that she acted properly. The ministerial standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, will conduct a fact-finding exercise to determine if further action is required. The government has pledged to make the outcome public but has not set a timeline for the process
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