Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- 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.
Shortly after they left the property, they discovered it had returned to the market with the monthly rent increased from £3,300 to £4,000, the i Paper first reported.
Ali announced her resignation on Wednesday evening after hours of intense criticism from housing charities and opposition parties.
She had been under pressure to explain the contradiction between the stated reason for ending the ...