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Labour’s homelessness minister is facing calls to resign over claims she hiked rent on a property she owns weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended. ‌

Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Rushanara Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed . ‌

The i Paper also reported they were given them four months’ notice to leave. Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. ‌

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative party chairman, called for the minister to stand down, accusing her of “staggering hypocrisy” over her handling of the rental property.

A spokesperson for the minister said: “Rushanara takes her responsibilities seriously and complied with all relevant legal req

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