Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi

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Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi (; born 28 March 1971) is a British politician, lawyer, and member of the House of Lords who served as co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012. She served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition, first as the Minister without portfolio between 2010 and 2012, then as the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (styled as "Senior Minister of State") and as the Minister of State for Faith and Communities, until her resignation, citing her disagreement with the Government's policy relating to the Israel–Gaza conflict in August 2014. In September 2024, Baroness Warsi resigned the Whip and left the Conservative Party. Warsi grew up in a family of Pakistani Muslim immigrants living in West Yorkshire. She became a solicitor with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). In 2004, she left the CPS to stand, unsuccessfully, for election to the House of Commons. After being raised to the peerage in 2007, Warsi served as Shadow Minister for...

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