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India Block and Sian Baldwin

Who is Tulip Siddiq? Anti-corruption minister at the centre of family property controversy resigns from Government

Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, third left, and Tulip Siddiq, first left, attend a signing ceremony in the Kremlin, Moscow in 2013 - (AP)

The economic secretary to the Treasury, Tulip Siddiq, resigned from Government on Tuesday after facing claims relating to family-owned properties in London.

The former MP previously referred herself to the watchdog for ministerial standards after media reports raised questions about a number of properties connected to her and her family and her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh.

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