Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall - PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister
This is a tale of two ex-ministers: the first ministerial casualties of Sir Keir Starmer's government, after just six months in power. Spot the difference. Louise Haigh, the crimson-haired left-wing former transport secretary, was thrown under the bus within hours of Sky News revealing a mobile phone fraud.
The Prime Minister seems to be on a different planet to ordinary Britons and Labour's latest scandal is stark proof of this fact.
Sir Keir Starmer is being called to sack anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, after she was named in an investigation which claims members of her family embezzled just under four billion pounds from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh. So, what is Tulip Siddiq accused of and what has the prime minister said about the scandal?
Sir Keir Starmer faced fresh calls from the Tories on Saturday to sack Ms Siddiq as a minister, as Bangladesh’s leader Muhammad Yunus called for an investigation into the properties to determine whether they were acquired through “plain robbery”.
SIR Keir Starmer is defying calls to sack his embattled anti-corruption minister despite mounting pressure. Tulip Siddiq’s campaign materials were discovered among luxury items and confidential
The Prime Minister has lost one of his best friends in Government, his judgement is in question and Kemi Badenoch has gained a 'scalp'
SIR Keir Starmer suffered a heavy blow tonight when close pal Tulip Siddiq was forced to quit over a corruption row. Ms Siddiq — the Treasury minister in charge of rooting out dodgy dealing — was
Badenoch goes on to say the Tories left him the fastest growing economy in the G7 and says jobs and growth are down, mortgage rates up and business confidence down. She asks if the country can afford four more years of Starmer's "terrible" judgement.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said he would be happy to work again with Tulip Siddiq, who resigned as a minister yesterday, if the Prime Minister brought her back into Government. Darren Jones also rejected the idea that Ms Siddiq’s appointment showed a lack of judgment from Sir Keir Starmer.
Mel Stride says accusations over properties linked to former Bangladeshi regime have made it ‘really impossible’ for minister to do job
Tulip Siddiq has resigned her role as City minister amid allegations about her financial links to the former Bangladeshi government.