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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu and Matthew Weaver

UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali has spoken out against private renters being exploited and said Labour would ‘empower people to challenge unreasonable rent increases’. Photograph: Richard Lincoln/Alamy

Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns 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 put up for sale.

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