London’s chronic housing crisis remains a hot topic after the resignation of the homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali.

The MP resigned on Thursday after being accused of being a ‘hypocrite’ for raising the rent at her property by £700.

Ali was accused of getting rid of four tenants in her townhouse in Bow, east London, before relisting the property for more money shortly after.

Her office insisted the house was relisted for rent only after no buyer was found, and that the tenants were not evicted, but were given the option to stay while the property was up on the market. The previous tenants paid £3,300 for the home, and the rent was upped to £4,000 when it was relisted, the i Paper reported.

The rent rise highlights the endemic issues plaguing people in London – unaffordable rents, la

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