Thanks.Letter from Sir Laurie Magnus, The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, to the Prime Minister[These are only 2 sections - please see the rest]"I have, with the minister’s cooperation, reviewed relevant aspects of her personal financial affairs as well as the background relating to current and past properties she owns or has occupied. Ms Siddiq has assured me that she is wholly confident that she has disclosed in full all relevant information to me. I have considered the evidence for any particular connections between these properties and either the Awami League and affiliated organisations or the state of Bangladesh. I have also considered Ms Siddiq’s attendance at an event in Moscow in 2013 to mark the Bangladesh-Russia agreement to build the Rooppur Nuclear Plant. This process has involved in-depth discussions with a number of relevant individuals and the review of detailed information. A lack of records and lapse of time has meant that, unfortunately, I have not been able to obtain comprehensive comfort in relation to all the UK property-related matters referred to in the media. However, I have not identified evidence of improprieties connected with actions taken by Ms Siddiq and/or her husband in relation to their ownership or occupation of the London properties that have been the subject of press attention. Similarly, I have found no suggestion of any unusual financial arrangements relating to Ms Siddiq’s ownership or occupation of the properties in question involving the Awami League (or its affiliated organisations) or the state of Bangladesh. In addition, I have found no evidence to suggest that Ms Siddiq’s and/or her husband’s financial assets, as disclosed to me, derive from anything other than legitimate means.""Given the nature of Ms Siddiq’s ministerial responsibilities, which include the promotion of the UK financial services sector and the inherent probity of its regulatory framework as a core component of the UK economy and its growth, it is regrettable that she was not more alert to the potential reputational risks - both to her and the Government - arising from her close family’s association with Bangladesh. I would not advise that this shortcoming should be taken as a breach of the Ministerial Code, but you will want to consider her ongoing responsibilities in the light of this."https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6786877af0528401055d23d7/Letter_from_Independent_Adviser_on_Minsterial_Standards_to_the_Prime_Minister.pdfOther material that showed up:-"It is unclear if the government fully understand how ministers’ actions look to its external critics."https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/tulip-siddiq-resignation#footnoteref11_gontm3rI do not even want to get into this (earlier history of her family):-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman#Events
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