DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Corruption claim tests Keir Starmer's judgment
Daily MailA key role of the City Minister is to fight corruption in Britain’s financial sector. Tulip Siddiq is being probed over a claim she and her family siphoned off £4 billion intended for a Kremlin-funded nuclear power plant in her native Bangladesh. Labour would shriek for resignations, the BBC would frenziedly live blog, and Emily Maitlis and the Lefty commentariat would post endless overwrought tweets. Tulip Siddiq pictured with prime minister Keir Starmer. The senior Labour minister is being investigated over claims that she and members of her family have taken bribes of up to £4billion in a nuclear power plant deal Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tulip Siddiq MP attend the signing ceremony in the Kremlin on Jan 15, 2013 Sir Keir Starmer says he retains full confidence in Ms Siddiq, who has not yet commented on the allegations.