Tag: corruption
PM should sack Siddiq over corruption claims, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister, Tulip Siddiq, after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh. It follows comments from Bangladesh’s new leader, Muhammad Yunus, who told the Sunday Times Siddiq should apologise after reports she had lived…
Political Crisis in South Korea: Martial Law and Its Consequences
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sparked a political and social storm by declaring martial law on December 3, 2024. The measure, which granted broad powers to the military and restricted civil liberties, was justified as a response to alleged threats from “anti-state” elements and “communist forces” linked to North Korea. However, its implementation was short-lived…