Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- UK Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has stepped down after facing heavy criticism for evicting tenants from her property and subsequently increasing the rent.

The Labour MP was accused of hypocrisy after it was revealed she had removed four tenants from her east London property under the pretext of selling the home, only to re-let it weeks later at a higher rent-raising it from £3,300 to £4,000 a month, according to a report by i newspaper.

Ali announced her resignation on Wednesday evening, following growing pressure from housing advocates and political opponents to explain the apparent contradiction between her stated intentions and actions.

In her resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ali m...