It might be the only example in the news of someone in the Government actually doing their job. It’s almost a shame she’s gone.
After a few days of media scrutiny (including my video down below) she resigned saying that she didn’t want to be a distraction. Has she seen what she’d be distracting from? Rachel Reeves might like it if she stayed on till the end of her notice period.
Tulip had referred herself to the Prime Minister's ethics tsar last week there were claims about the house she lives in being linked to her aunt, who is Sheikh Hasina. If the name doesn’t ring a bell it mean you certainly aren’t one of her political opponents who hasn’t been spotted in a while. She had ruled Bangladesh as leader of the Awami League party since 1996 till last year when it all got a bit nasty.
It makes Sir Keir Starmer’s free glasses seem a bit cheep. He might want to up his price.
For more on this story see the three-minute explainer about the Tulip Siddiq scandal.
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