Baroness Warsi Speaks Her Mind

Parliament

• Schools: National Funding Formula: General Election Campaign: Abuse and Intimidation (14 Sep 2017) September 14, 2017
  Cat Smith: ...on both sides of the House. This abuse does not take place in a vacuum. We must look at the campaign spearheaded by Lynton Crosby in the London mayoral election, which was even described by Baroness Warsi as “appalling”. That was because of the attacks on Sadiq Khan, which are widely understood to have been racist in nature.
• Prevent Strategy - Question (6 Sep 2017) September 6, 2017
  Baroness Warsi: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Prevent strand of CONTEST is part of a counterterrorism strategy or counterextremism strategy.
• Queen’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) (27 Jun 2017) June 27, 2017
  Lord McNally: ...I welcome the announcement in the gracious Speech that a commission for countering extremism and a counterterrorism strategy review will be established. I was pleased to see the news that the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, had been involved in discussions on those matters. It is absolutely essential to hear the communities’ voices in mapping th […]
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill - Second Reading (6 Apr 2017) April 6, 2017
  Lord Lester of Herne Hill: ...partnerships for same-sex couples. In 2009 he apologised for having supported Section 28. In 2013 he supported same-sex marriage, but it is still not allowed in Northern Ireland. In her important and timely book, The Enemy Within, the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, recalled how her party had rabble-roused the party faithful at conf […]
• Higher Education: Loans - Motion to Regret (5 Apr 2017) April 5, 2017
  ...Stowell of Beeston Baroness Stroud Baroness Sugg Lord Suri Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Tebbit Viscount Trenchard Lord True Baroness Vere of Norbiton Lord Wakeham Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Lord Wei Baroness Wheatcroft Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Lord Young of Cookham Viscount […]
• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill - Commons Reason (5 Apr 2017) April 5, 2017
  ...Suri Lord Swinfen Lord Tanlaw Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Tebbit Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Lord Wei Duke of Wellington Baroness Wheatcroft Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Lord Young […]
• Digital Economy Bill - Report (3rd Day) (29 Mar 2017) March 29, 2017
  ...Taylor of Warwick Lord Tebbit Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Lord Wakeham Lord Waldegrave of North Hill Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Viscount Waverley Lord Wei Baroness Wheatcroft Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Trafford Lor […]
• Criminal Finances Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (28 Mar 2017) March 28, 2017
  Lord Empey: ...been writing to government since 2002. My first letter was to Tony Blair; it was replied to by Mike O’Brien, at that time in the Home Office. I have had letters from Prime Minister Cameron. We had letters from the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, when she was at the Foreign Office, the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, and other Ministers in Ad […]
• Digital Economy Bill - Report (2nd Day) (20 Mar 2017) March 20, 2017
  ...of Somerset Lord Spicer Baroness Stroud Baroness Sugg Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Trefgarne Lord Trimble Lord True Lord Tugendhat Viscount Ullswater Baroness Vere of Norbiton Baroness Verma Baroness Warsi Lord Wasserman Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Lord Wei Baroness Wheatcroft Lord Whitby Baroness Wilcox Lord Willetts Baroness Williams of Traff […]
• EU Court of Justice Ruling: Religious Signs - Statement (15 Mar 2017) March 15, 2017
  Baroness Warsi: My Lords—