A British Treasury minister has referred herself to the UK government’s ethics watchdog following reports that she used London properties linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that Treasury economic secretary Tulip Siddiq “acted entirely properly” by referring herself to his independent adviser on ministerial standards. Siddiq, who was responsible for tackling corruption in financial markets, was named last month in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh against Hasina. Siddiq faced further questions about her links to her aunt’s regime after reports she had used two London apartments given to her by associates of Bangladesh’s Awami League, led by Hasina. Siddiq denies any wrongdoing.
