How Are UK Politicians Reacting to Siddiq’s Case?

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00:00And what's been the reaction from her own Labour Party and from other UK politicians?

00:14Well, they have backed her, her own colleagues.

00:18They have pointed out exactly the same sort of things that Tulip Sadiq herself has criticised.

00:25The Labour Party spokesperson saying that they don't recognise the judgement.

00:30They highlighted the flawed legal case, the fact there were no formal charges, the lack of opportunity for her to defend herself.

00:38So very much her colleagues in the Labour Party support her and what she has said and what she's done.

00:46She, of course, stepped down from her role as a junior minister when this all came to light many months ago,

00:54saying that she didn't want to cause a distraction and an internal investigation found no evidence of impropriety.

01:00They did say, though, that she should have been more aware of the reputational risks because of the link to her aunt.

01:07So that really was the one area of criticism that her own colleagues levelled at her.