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.

Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the United Kingdom government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country’s leader.

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Britain’s anti-corruption minister has resigned amid a controversy over links to her aunt Sheikh Hasina who is the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister

LONDON (Reuters) -British minister Tulip Siddiq, who was responsible for financial services and fighting corruption, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina,

Tulip Siddiq served as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister and was responsible for addressing corruption within the UK's financial markets. Confirming her resignation on X, Siddiq stated that continuing in her role would be "a distraction" for the government,

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