UK Homelessness Minister Resigns Over Increased Rents\u00a0 \u2022 Channels Television
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Britain\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I offer you my resignation as a minister,\u201d said Ali, under-secretary of state for homelessness in the Labour government, in her letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n Her resignation came a day after the I-Paper daily reported 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.<\/p>\n Several associations campaigning against homelessness and opposition lawmakers said the 50-year-old had to resign.<\/p>\n \u201cFurther to recent reporting, I wanted to make it clear that at all times I have followed all relevant legal requirements. I believe I took my responsibilities and duties seriously, and the facts demonstrate this,\u201d Ali said in her letter, released by the prime minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n READ ALSO:<\/strong> Trump Hints On Meeting Putin \u2018Very Soon\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, it is clear that continuing in my role will be a distraction from the ambitious work of the government,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n In response, Starmer thanked Ali for her \u201cdiligent work\u201d at the housing ministry, adding: \u201cYour efforts to put in measures to repeal the Vagrancy Act will have a significant impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n