The anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after she was accused of corruption by the Bangladeshi government.

She was alleged to own properties in London, linked to the now deposed Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Shiekh Hasina, who’s also her aunt.

The 42 year old was born at St Helier Hospital in 1982 and her family moved to North London when she was 15 years old.

In a letter to the prime minister, the Labour MP said that while she had “not breached the ministerial code”, it is clear that continuing in her post would be “a distraction from the work of the government”.

Ms Siddiq has been under pressure over allegations about properties linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was deposed as Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister in August.

Ms Siddiq referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics watchdog last week.

In his reply, Sir Keir Starmer said he has accepted her resignation “with sadness”, and added: “I also wish to be clear that Sir Laurie Magnus as Independent Adviser has assured me he found no breach of the ministerial code and no evidence of financial improprieties on your part.”