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The Homelessness Minister Who Creates Homelessness:
Rushanara Ali's Dual Role as Advocate and Landlord
While Labour's homelessness minister Rushanara Ali denounces "private renters being exploited" in Westminster, she simultaneously evicted four tenants from her East London townhouse to increase the rent by 21 percent. The same politician championing legislation to prevent "unreasonable rent increases" raised her own rental price from £3,300 to £4,000 per month - a £700 monthly increase that would cost new tenants an additional £8,400 annually.