3 w. ago Voices: The Rushanara Ali scandal exposes Starmer’s double standards on sleaze

The prime minister was elected on a pledge to end the abuse of power by Boris Johnson and the Tories – but his feeble response to the hypocrisy of his homelessness minister suggests he has failed to do so, says Simon Walters

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3 w. ago Keir's roll call of failure: Embattled PM has lost 10 ministers in just 13 months after Rushanara Ali quit in rent hike row

Rushanara Ali resigned as homelessness minister last night saying she did not want to be a 'distraction'.

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3 w. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ in eviction row

This is a ‘classic case of 'do as I say, not as I do’, Tories say after claims Rushanara Ali removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month

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3 w. ago Rushanara Ali broke no laws or rules in tenancy row, minister says

Rushanara Ali resigned from Government following reports she raised rent on a property just weeks after the previous tenants left.

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3 w. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after tenant eviction row

Labour MP dramatically quits Keir Starmer’s frontbench after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her rental property

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3 w. ago Homelessness minister resigns after 'forcing out tenants from east London townhouse and raising rent by £700'

Rushanara Ali reportedly increased living costs on the four-bedroom property near the Olympic Village to £4,000 a month

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3 w. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after rent hike ‘hypocrisy’

In a letter to the PM, Ms Ali said remaining in the role would be a ‘distraction’ from the work of the government

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3 w. ago Labour homelessness minister resigns after being called for 'extreme hypocrisy' after she 'threw out FOUR tenants then raised rent on her London home by £700'

Labour MP Rushanara Ali has tonight resigned as homelessness minister after she allegedly threw out her own tenants and then raised rent on her London home by £700.

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3 w. ago Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns after 'ejecting tenants and hiking rent'

Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, saying in a letter to the Prime Minister that remaining in the role would be 'a distraction from the ambitious work of this Government'

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3 w. ago UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after after reports emerged that she evicted tenants from her east London property before increasing the rent by almost £700 a month.In a letter to Keir Starmer, she said that remaining in the role would be “a distraction from the ambitious work of this government”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to quit over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after reports emerged she issued her tenants a notice to leave as her east London property was being sold – and the townhouse was re-let weeks later for almost £700 a month more.The minister’s office has said the tenants were informed they could remain in her four-bedroom townhouse beyond the end of their fixed-term tenancy while the house was on the market. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to resign over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after claims she evicted tenants from her east London property before increasing the rent by almost £700 a month.Four tenants who rented a four-bedroom house owned byAli were given four months’ notice in an email last November and told their lease would not be renewed because the property was due to be sold, according to the i Paper. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faces calls to resign over rent hike 'hypocrisy'

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faces calls to resign over rent hike 'hypocrisy'  BBC

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