LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he had confidence in City minister Tulip Siddiq, who is facing pressure to resign after being named in a financial corruption
UK PM Starmer Supports City Minister Tulip Siddiq Amid Probe
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he had confidence in City minister Tulip Siddiq, who is facing pressure to resign after being named in a financial corruption investigation in Bangladesh.
"Tulip Siddiq has acted entirely properly by referring herself to the independent adviser, as she has now done," Starmer said at a news conference in response to a question on Siddiq, the minister responsible for fighting corruption.
"I've got confidence in her, and that's the process that will now be happening," he added.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Catarina Demony)
