Yesterday, I asked whether Tulip Siddiq would still be the City minister by the end of the day, and just as the sun went down we got an answer: nope.

Here in the City AM newsroom we shall miss the standing agenda item in our editorial meetings, checking the latest twist of an international corruption scandal and asking whether the minister was still attempting to ride it out.

Since the end of last week it was clear to us – as it must have been to many of you – that her departure was inevitable.

From the warmth of Keir Starmer’s response to her resignation letter........

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