A shocking revelation was unearthed by the i Paper on Thursday that homelessness minister Rushanara Ali had evicted her tenants before hiking up the rent on her east London property by £700.

The Conservatives promptly called on the Bethnal Green and Stepney MP to resign, with their party chair (who is also a landlord) saying: "You can't say those things, then do the opposite in practice as a landlord. She's got to resign."

It's not hard to spot the hypocrisy. A minister who has called for more protection of tenants now accused of exploiting her own will read very badly.

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But on Thursday, two cabinet ministers came to her defence. Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper stated that, while they did not know all the facts, they

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