City minister Tulip Siddiq refers herself to government adviser on ministerial standards

Following recent anti-corruption probe

Linus Uhlig
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City minister Tulip Siddiq has referred herself to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards amid swirling criticism over her property ownership.

In a letter to Laurie Magnus, the prime minister's ethics adviser, Siddiq wrote: "In recent weeks, I have been the subject of media reporting, much of it inaccurate, about my financial affairs and my family's links to the former government of Bangladesh. "I am clear that I have done nothing wrong," the City minister went on to highlight. City Minister Tulip Siddiq embroiled in £4bn anti-corruption probe - reports Despite this, she asked Magnus "to independently establish the facts about these matters" and said she ensures he will have all the necessary information to carry out his ...

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