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Labour has accused Farage of "misleading the public", with party chairwoman Anna Turley previously saying he must "urgently come clean" over whether he financially contributed towards the purchase of the house.

Instead, she took up the role of chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, where she is tasked with holding the government to account on its foreign policy.

Cooper was shadow home secretary for seven years in two stints and also spent five years as chairwoman of the home affairs select committee.

After Labour lost control of eight English councils and lost the seat of Hartlepool in a parliamentary by-election in May 2021, the deputy leader was removed from her post as party chairwoman.

Living Rent's national campaigns chairwoman, Ruth Gilbert, said the system was "deeply flawed" and called for protections to be introduced until the new controls come into law.