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Calls Mount for Siddiq to Step Aside from Anti-Corruption Role

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Siddiq Faces Calls to Step Down Over Alleged Conflict of Interest in Anti-Corruption Role

Tulip Siddiq, Treasury economic secretary, is under pressure to relinquish her anti-corruption responsibilities after allegations linking her to a £3.9bn embezzlement case in Bangladesh.

Siddiq, who denies any wrongdoing, has referred herself to the prime minister’s standards adviser and maintains that she acted properly. However, the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition, which includes Transparency International and Oxfam, says her position poses a “serious conflict of interests” due to her family’s alleged ties to the case.

Court documents claim Siddiq helped inflate a 2013 nuclear power plant deal by £1bn, with funds allegedly funneled to her family. Despite Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s call for her dismissal, PM Keir Starmer has expressed “full confidence” in the minister.

The ongoing investigation raises questions about Siddiq’s ability to oversee critical decisions on economic crime and money laundering regulations while her family faces scrutiny in Bangladesh.