Full timeline: the events that led to Tulip Siddiq’s resignation

And now we have it: Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her government post as City minister after pressure piled on the Labour MP over her links to her aunt and former authoritarian premier of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. After a tumultuous few weeks, the government’s ethics adviser issued his conclusion about Siddiq’s conduct – leading the Treasury minister to quit her job. Dear oh dear…

So how did things get to this point for Siddiq? Well, Mr S has compiled a handy timeline of events to make sense of it all.

19 December 2024

All eyes are drawn to the government’s anti-corruption minister after the Labour MP was named in an, er, corruption probe. Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into the lefty politician after she was accused of helping Hasina siphon off large sums of money intended for eight infrastructure projects. Siddiq denies the allegations.

22 December 2024

It emerges that Siddiq has been interviewed by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team over the allegations she helped her aunt broker a deal with Russia and embezzle up to £3.9