UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a monthRushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns in east London then re-let it weeks later for £700 more a month.The tenants were told in November last year their fixed-term contract would not be renewed because Ali’s east London home was being placed on the market for sale. Continue reading...

UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month

Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns in east London then re-let it weeks later for £700 more a month.

The tenants were told in November last year their fixed-term contract would not be renewed because Ali’s east London home was being placed on the market for sale.

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