Calls for homelessness minister to resign after she ‘kicked out tenants’ and upped rent by £700

Rushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, faces backlash for raising the rent on her Bow property by £700 after ending tenants’ leases, which has been labeled hypocritical given her advocacy against rental exploitation. Critics argue her actions contradict the forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill, prompting calls for her resignation and questioning the appropriateness of MPs as landlords in their constituencies.

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