Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned amid questions over his relationship with the country’s ousted leader, her aunt Sheikh Hasina.

Britain’s minister for financial services and anti-corruption resigned after weeks of questions about his financial ties to his aunt Sheikh Hasina. dumped Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Tulip Siddiq, 42, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last week he had full confidence in her.

On Tuesday, a second government minister resigned in two months, a blow to Starmer, whose approval ratings have plummeted since his Labor Party won the general election in July.

In a letter to the prime minister, Siddique reiterated that she had done nothing wrong but said continuing to work at the Treasury could “distract attention from the work of government.”

Starmer said he accepted her resignation with “sadness”.

He thanked Siddique for his work and admitted “no evidence of financial impropriety on your part was found.”

Starmer added: “You have taken a difficult decision to end our ongoing disruption of the agenda for changing Britain and want to make it clear that the door forward remains open for you.”

Following the election, Siddique was appointed to oversee financial services policy, which included responsibility for anti-money laundering measures.

Starmer quickly appointed pensions minister Emma Reynolds to replace Siddique.

Hasina, who has ruled Bangladesh since 2009, is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering. Hasina and her party deny wrongdoing.

Siddique was named in December as part of a Bangladesh probe into whether his family was involved in misappropriating funds for infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.

The anti-corruption commission has alleged billions of dollars worth of financial irregularities in the awarding of nuclear power contracts worth $12.65 billion, saying Hasina and Siddiq may have benefited from them.

Siddique faces further scrutiny over his use of British property linked to Hasina and her supporters.

Citing documents filed with Companies House and the Land Registry, Reuters showed that Siddiq lived in a property in north London that was given to Hasina’s government in 2009 by Moin Ghani, a lawyer representing her government. For the family.

She also bought a separate property in London in 2004 without paying any fees to a developer linked to Hasina’s party Awami League, the Financial Times reported this month.

Hasina flees Bangladesh India After weeks of protests, she was overthrown.

Siddique’s departure follows the resignation of UK Transport Secretary Louise Hague late last year.

Before entering government, Hager pleaded guilty to a minor criminal offense involving a cell phone she mistakenly reported stolen.