Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly mountain climbing the lease on a property she owns by a whole lot of kilos.
That was simply weeks after the earlier tenants’ contract ended, the i Paper mentioned.
In a letter to the prime minister, Ms Ali mentioned that remaining within the position can be “a distraction from the ambitious work of this government”.
“Further to recent reporting, I wanted to make it clear that at all times I have followed all relevant legal requirements,” she wrote.
“I believe I took my responsibilities and duties seriously, and the facts demonstrate this.”
Beforehand, a spokesperson for Ms Ali mentioned the tenants “stayed for the entirety of their fixed term contract, and were informed they could stay beyond the expiration of the fixed term, while the property remained on the market, but this was not taken up, and they decided to leave the property”.
The prime minister thanked her for her “diligent work” and for serving to to “deliver this government’s ambitious agenda”.
Sir Keir Starmer mentioned her work in placing in measures to repeal the Vagrancy Act would have a “significant impact”.
And he mentioned she had been attempting to encourage “more people to engage and participate in our democracy”, one thing that would depart a “lasting legacy”.
