Sir Keir Starmer has defended Tulip Siddiq after the former Treasury minister resigned from government over an anti-corruption investigation into her wider family in Bangladesh.
The prime minister told Kemi Badenoch in PMQs, "the former minister fully cooperated" with independent advisors looking into the matter.
Report by Brooksl.
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Sir Keir Starmer says the government has an "iron-clad commitment to our fiscal rules", after inflation dipped to 2.5% in December. The prime minister's comments at PMQs come after Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch claimed business leaders are suffering from Labour's Autumn Budget. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for PMQs, where he is likely to face questions on Tulip Siddiq's resignation as Treasury minister and the economy, after the latest ONS figures show inflation dipped to 2.5% in December. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer "should have acted earlier" to ensure Tulip Siddiq left the government over an anti-corruption investigation into her wider family in Bangladesh. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Darren Jones says Tulip Siddiq's resignation from the government can be seen as a "clear success" for Sir Keir Starmer, as it shows the prime minister's new independent process for investigating ministerial conduct "has worked". The chief secretary to the Treasury adds Siddiq "was a good minister doing a great job", but that she accepted her wider family had become a "distraction" for the government. Siddiq resigned as Treasury minister over an anti-corruption investigation into her wider family in Bangladesh. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for Prime Minister's Questions, as the Labour leader faces Kemi Badenoch in the Commons for the final PMQs of the year. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for the first PMQs since MPs voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The prime minister faces questions from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch as the government announces that three rail operators will be renationalised next year. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has been named in a third inquiry being launched by authorities in Bangladesh investigating money laundering and.. Sky News
The shadow chancellor says the Treasury "should not be popping champagne corks" over the unexpected dip in inflation to 2.5% in December. Mel Stride adds the government has "killed growth stone dead" after inheriting an economy that was "much better than they make out". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Making Britain better off will be "at the forefront of the chancellor's mind" during her visit to China, the Treasury has said amid controversy over the trip. Sky News
Tulip Siddiq ignores questions from an ITV News reporter as she departs Parliament following her resignation as Treasury minister, following pressure around her connections to the deposed Bangladeshi regime. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Tulip Siddiq, leaves home in good spirits as the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls for her to be sacked over corruption claims – which the treasury minister has denied.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to.. Sky News
John Swinney has targeted eradicating child poverty in Scotland and ensuring that wealth is "shared more equally amongst us". The Scottish first minister adds, "if we prioritise it, if we make it our goal, then together we can make real progress towards achieving it". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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