i mean, and they will not want any suggestion that they're leaning on laurie magnus to speed things ups to suggest that. but i know that people in government are very frustrated about how long this is dragging on. they don't want this to stay on the front pages. and there's one other element that is worth noting, which is that she is keir starmer's constituency neighbour. they were elected at the same time. keir starmer, people often say, doesn't really have many friends in politics, and that's true. but to the extent that he does, tulip siddiq is one of them. so it is a bit awkward for him. by the way, i'm told, in that sort of never ending reshuffle, which keir starmer carried out when he became prime minister, that tulip siddiq was repeatedly being traded between a much less glamourousjob at the department for work and pensions, and the job she ended up getting as city i mean, they won't want this to run on. the government will not want to run on. i mean, and they will not want any suggestion that they're leaning on laurie magnus to speed things up to run. and i don't have any sugge

but if you look at the letter to the prime ministerfrom laurie magnus, we can see that tulip siddiq ranin a key part of the ministerial code, which calls on ministers to ensure there is no conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest between their public duties in the private interests. let'sjust public duties in the private interests. let's just look at the final part of that letter, he talked about how it is regrettable that tulip siddiq was not more alert to the potential reputational risks, both to her and the government, rising for her close family association with bangladesh. naturally, tulip siddiq wrote a letter of resignation to the prime minister and you would expect her to pick up on the positive. she said sir laurie has confirmed i have not breached the ministerial code, you then get a letter in response from then get a letter in response from the prime minister to the departing minister. an keir starmer is very close ally of tulip and talks about how she made a difficult decision, and he said he w

i mean, and they will not want any suggestion that they're leaning on laurie magnus to speed things uptions to suggest that. but i know that people in government are very frustrated about how long this is dragging on. they don't want this to stay on the front pages. and there's one other element that is worth noting, which is that she is keir starmer's constituency neighbour. they were elected at the same time. keir starmer, people often say, doesn't really have many friends in politics, and that's true. but to the extent that he does, tulip siddiq is one of them. so it is a bit awkward for him. by the way, i'm told, in that sort of never ending reshuffle, which keir starmer carried out when he became prime minister, that tulip siddiq was repeatedly being traded between a much less glamourous job at the department for work and pensions, and the job she ended up getting as city minister, including anti—corruption responsibilities at the treasury. and boy, must they be regretting that they didn't end up putting her in the dwpjob. yeah, because some of the allegations actually about her f

number tend assisted —— insisted it was not the case, it was right to wait for laurie magnus to hand see, as was said, the standards which are, sir lori magnus, funders no code broken here, so she was exonerated on the central charge that people have been making and the emigration swirling around about whether or not she benefited from money that may have come from bangladesh with that —— with those property she earned. the letter from those property she earned. the letterfrom sir those property she earned. the letter from sir lori those property she earned. the letterfrom sir lori magnus also also—rans —— raises question. he said it is not possible to retrieve documentation revealing that tax recommendations are been followed. he said it is regrettable to us regrettable that information was not available and that tulip siddiq was unaware of the ownership of flights across extended periods, and he said the ministers have an obligation to be as transparent as possible about their private interests, and i think he would a? against herfor that, and i think he would a? against herforthat

sir laurie magnus, the standards watchdog, had concluded in his report, "it is regrettable that siddiqot more alert to the potential to the independent adviser, as she has now done. many of the allegations relate to the fact tulip siddiq's aunt is sheikh hasina, who fled bangladesh last august, after a long and controversial time as its leader. today, tulip siddiq conceded to what some in government always thought was inevitable. in her resignation letter, she wrote, "that while the ministerial adviser has confirmed i have not breached "the ministerial code, it is clear that continuing "in my role as economic secretary to the treasury is likely to be "a distraction from the work of government." sir laurie magnus, the standards watchdog, had concluded in his report, "it is regrettable that siddiq 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 respon

this is sir laurie magnus, he said he had not found any evidence of impropriety is relating to propertiese properties in relation to tulip siddiq's family, and she and her husband did not get anything through anything apart from legitimate means. the standards adviser said it was regrettable that tulip siddiq had not considered strongly enough that she might be seen as breaking the ministerial code and the standard adviser advises the prime minister, that the prime minister want to consider tulip siddiq's responsibilities in light of that but of course she has now resigned. that but of course she has now resiuned. that but of course she has now resigned-— resigned. the conservatives callinu resigned. the conservatives calling on — resigned. the conservatives calling on keir— resigned. the conservatives calling on keir starmer- resigned. the conservatives calling on keir starmer to i calling on keir starmer to actually sack the minister of course. ., , �* course. that is right. at the weekend — course. that is right. at the weekend kemi _ course. that is right. at the weekend kemi badenoch

minister received a - prime minister received a letter from prime minister received a letterfrom sir laurie magnusip siddiq and it was tulip siddiq who offered her resignation because she had felt she become us distraction it was untenable for her to continue as a job it treasury minister and person responsible for tackling corruption. this has been festering for a number of weeks sense tulip siddiq was first named into anti—corruption probes being held in bangladesh into the activities of our wider family. into the activities of our widerfamily. she is a member of one of the most prominent families in bangladesh politics. now the focus of anti—corruption investigations anti—corru ption investigations into whether or anti—corruption investigations into whether or not they embezzled up to £4 billion in infrastructure spending. she had always denied she done anything wrong. she offered herself to scrutiny by the government standards advisor and he has concluded that there was no financial impropriety. she didn't break the rules of governing dues how ministers are governing dues

in her letter to laurie magnus, the ministerial ethics watchdog, tulip siddiq wrote...nvestigated for financial corruption — is also the uk minister responsible for tackling it. joe pike, bbc news, westminster. the government is promising to cut the number of nhs patients in england who are waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment. it wants to slash the numbers by nearly 500,000 by the end of march next year. ministers say there'll be greater use of the private sector, and more access to local testing and treatment centres. hugh pym has been talking to patients. that's all right. this is what the government wants to see a lot more of — dedicated local nhs diagnostic centres for scans and tests. this morning, gavin was in for a chest scan, following up on a long—term condition. you may breathe normally. it's close to home and he didn't need to go to a normal hospital. the waiting is almost non—existent. i came here for my scan. i waited, filled in the paperwork. less than ten minutes, i was in and out. turn left down the corridors, yeah? centres like this will move to 12