Britain’s minister for dealing with homelessness, Rushanara Ali, resigned from the government on Thursday after it was revealed that she had considerably hiked the rent at a property she owns.
Her resignation came a day after she had given four tenants four months to leave a London house she owned and then leased it again a few weeks later with the rent more than 700 pounds ($940) higher.
Several associations campaigning against homelessness and opposition lawmakers said the 50-year-old had to resign.
In response, Starmer thanked Ali for her “diligent work” at the housing ministry, adding that her efforts to put in measures to repeal the Vagrancy Act will have a significant impact