In her responses to questions in 2022, Ms. Siddiq acknowledged that this resulted to the public being unintentionally misinformed regarding the identity of the gift’s source.
“After becoming a minister, Ms. Siddiq publicly corrected the origins of her ownership due to an unfortunate misunderstanding.”
The Prime Minister, who had decided to support her in spite of the constant barrage of unfavorable media, will find her departure humiliating.
Since she was the sole Treasury minister who did not accompany Rachel Reeves to the Commons, her position had seemed more vulnerable earlier in the day.
In the midst of market upheaval, the Chancellor defended the Government’s economic record with the support of her whole staff, with the exception of Ms. Siddiq.
