Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is facing growing calls to resign after The i Paper revealed that she threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse .

Labour minister told four tenants she was selling the property and gave them notice to leave – only to relist it weeks after they left for nearly £700 more a month in rent.

Despite this all being legal at the time, Ali was nonetheless accused of “staggering hypocrisy” after Labour passed a bill aimed at protecting tenants from landlords keen to re-list properties for higher rent.

The Conservatives, Reform UK, the SNP and renters’ rights campaigners have all called on the minister to step aside.

Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said: “I think it shows staggering hypocrisy. She’s spoken out about exploiting tenants, ab

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