Tulip Siddiq, the niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is under investigation by the British Parliament's standards watchdog, marking the first inquiry since the recent UK election in which she got elected.

Tulip, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Hampstead and Highgate, is facing scrutiny for the delayed registration of her interests, as noted on the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner's website of the UK.

This investigation follows a Mail on Sunday report that revealed Tulip had not declared income from a London rental property for over a year.

The inquiry is believed to be connected to Tulip’s failure to register rental income from a London property.

A Labour spokesperson described this as 'an administrative oversight' for which she has apologized.

The spokesperson added, "Tulip will fully cooperate with the Parliamentary Commissioner on Standards regarding this issue."

Tulip is the first MP of the new Parliament to face an investigation by the Standards Commissioner. Earlier this month, she issued an apology for violating MP rules concerning her financial interests.

The newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has consistently promised to enhance integrity in public life. The Prime Minister stated this month, "People falling short of the required standards will face consequences, as you would expect."

A Labour spokesperson explained, "This was an administrative oversight that was reported to the Commons registrar, and Tulip apologized as soon as she was made aware of the issue."

Criticism of Sheikh Hasina

The Mail Online termed Tulip, “the niece of Bangladesh's authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” who, the newspaper mentioned, “implemented a controversial quota system for government jobs and has faced criticism.”

The quota system triggered widespread riots in Bangladesh, resulting in over 200 deaths, at least 2,500 arbitrary arrests, and around 61,000 protesters being named in legal cases, said the British news portal.

The portal said while Tulip gained recognition for her campaign to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from Iran, she has faced “criticism for remaining silent on human rights abuses in Bangladesh.”

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