Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in Bangladesh. This ruling stems from allegations of corruption linked to her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the country’s former prime minister. Siddiq has denied all charges and claims she was not informed of the allegations or provided with legal representation. The verdict was delivered on Monday, following a previous death sentence handed to Hasina for crimes against humanity related to a crackdown on student-led protests last year. The prosecution in Siddiq's case is pursuing a maximum life sentence. According to reports, Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhaka’s Special Judge’s Court stated that Siddiq was guilty of corruptly influencing her aunt to assist her mother in acquiring land from a government project. Siddiq’s mother, Sheikh Rehana, received a seven-year prison sentence and is considered a key figure in the case. All three women, including Siddiq and Hasina, were tried in absentia as they are currently outside Bangladesh. Siddiq’s legal team has labelled the charges as baseless and politically motivated. She previously described the allegations as “completely absurd” and claimed she was “collateral damage” in the ongoing conflict between her aunt and Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus. The UK does not have an extradition treaty with Bangladesh, complicating any potential legal repercussions for Siddiq. Earlier this year, she resigned from her position as anti-corruption minister in the Treasury amid scrutiny over her financial connections to Hasina’s regime, which was overthrown last year. An investigation by the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser found that Siddiq had not breached the Ministerial Code, but Sir Laurie Magnus recommended that Sir Keir Starmer reassess her responsibilities. Siddiq ultimately chose to resign, stating she had become “a distraction” from the Government’s agenda.