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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Lynch

Homelessness minister must resign over rent hike after tenants’ exit, Tories say

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is facing calls to resign over her handling of a rental property (David Woolfall/UK Parliament) - (UK Parliament)

Labour’s homelessness minister is facing calls to resign after reports claimed she hiked rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended.

Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Rushanara Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.

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