Senior allies of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq if she is forced to quit over links to her aunt's ousted Bangladeshi regime, reports The Sunday Times. Starmer has said he has full confidence in Tulip, and a UK PM's spokesman said it was "completely untrue" to suggest the party had drawn up a shortlist. But The Times has been told some of those close to the prime minister are at least informally considering who could succeed her. Among the candidates who may be considered are the two ministerial aides to Rachel Reeves, Alistair Strathern and Imogen Walker. In her referral to Magnus, Tulip said: "I am clear that I have done nothing wrong.

Source: The Times January 10, 2025 11:39 UTC