Sayeeda Warsi @SayeedaWarsi Twitter profile

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Sayeeda Warsi

5 years

“Be challenging, be authentic, be brave” My interview ⁦ @bbcworldservice ⁩ Witness History, Britain's first Muslim in Cabinet Listen here 👇🏽

BBC World Service - Witness History, Britain's first Muslim woman in government

Sayeeda Warsi was appointed to the coalition government's Cabinet in May 2010

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 years

Priti -we as govt, as @Conservatives need to think about our role in feeding this culture in our country If we “whistle” & the”dog” reacts we cant be shocked if it barks &bites It’s time to stop the culture wars that are feeding division Dog whistles win votes but destroy nations

Priti Patel MP

@pritipatel

3 years

I am disgusted that @England players who have given so much for our country this summer have been subject to vile racist abuse on social media. It has no place in our country and I back the police to hold those responsible accountable.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 years

Born in #Dewsbury love - family been British for over 150 years -both grandfathers proudly served in the British Indian Army during WW2 We’ve been fighting to defend this country against fascists for generations 💪🏽👊🏽 Sister? 🤮- I think not 🙄

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

2 years

Every minister , parliamentarian & staffer at the #downingstreetparty must resign NOW. No ifs no buts The rule of law is a fundamental value , the glue that hold us together as a nation. Once that is trashed by those in power the very essence of our democracy is at stake.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

This is absolute nonsense Kemi and you know it. I met you alongside other colleagues over a year and a half ago and the definition was explained to you in detail - you were asked to detail your concerns / any objections and the basis of it . You DID NOT follow up. Instead all

Kemi Badenoch

@KemiBadenoch

3 months

We use the term “Anti-Muslim hatred”. It makes clear the law protects Muslims. In this country, we have a proud tradition of religious freedom AND the freedom to criticise religion. The definition of “Islamophobia” she uses creates a blasphemy law via the back door if adopted.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

Israel is not Netanyahu Palestinians are not Hamas The protests demanding a ceasefire are not hate marches. The Home Sec must stop pitching community against community and emboldening fringe elements by making strawman arguments which she knew were simply untrue

Sophy Ridge

@SophyRidgeSky

6 months

🔥 Conservative peer @SayeedaWarsi says Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman is “dangerous and divisive” and some of her colleagues in government “project as patriots but are indeed arsonists”

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Sayeeda Warsi

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4 years

That’s not universally true Sajid Don’t think the left “detested” me when I was a Tory Cabinet minister although many on the right did/ still do for holding a mirror up to racism within our ranks 🤷🏽‍♀️ #JustSaying

Sajid Javid

@sajidjavid

4 years

The Left really, really do detest ethnic-minority Tory Cabinet ministers.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Jesus, Mary & Joseph &the wee donkey - in the line of duty can someone please tell the Home Sec the way you keep communities safe is by bringing them together not by creating divisions based upon toxic lies She never learns &she never misses an opportunity to create a culture war

Paul Brand

@PaulBrandITV

7 months

Here is the clip. Suella Braverman is branding all the pro-Palestinian marches as “hate marches” which have the aim, in her view, of “wiping Israel off the map”. She includes all the tens of thousands of protestors in that statement.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Please Melanie not today Spare us the faux sympathy Today I have no patience 4your bull💩 You are part of the problem You hav fed this hatred & consistently demonised Muslims Stop tweeting Go sit in a dark room Reflect Ask yourself why u r so consumed with hate Get help 💕

Melanie Phillips

@MelanieLatest

5 years

All decent people must unequivocally denounce such atrocities as the Christchurch mosque attacks and all other acts of violence against the innocent. Time to form an axis of truth-telling and decency against all fanaticism wherever it is found.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Oh @MattHancock Thank you for “whitesplaining” this to me. I’m so glad I have colleagues like you who can educate me even after my 30 years of experience of work in Race relations “”Thousand apologies sir “ 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️

Kevin Schofield

@KevinASchofield

5 years

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “others take a more balanced approach” to Islamophobia in the Tory Party than @SayeedaWarsi . Oh dear. #r4today

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 months

The failure of the world to stop the killing in Gaza has triggered an escalation in the region that did not need to happen. Our misplaced and misjudged support for an Israeli government made up of corrupt , self confessed facists, convicted terrorists and now before the ICJ on

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

4 months

US and UK strikes target Houthi rebels in Yemen

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

“…. the Islamists, the extremists and the anti-Semites are in charge now” Last time I looked love we had a Conservative government in charge and we’ve been in power for about 14 years 🤷🏽‍♀️ I swear the desperate and divisive bull💩 that some of my colleagues spout is

Telegraph Politics

@TelePolitics

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Suella Braverman says Islamists are in charge of Britain now

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Honestly Nick @Conservatives we lost the moral high ground on racism along time ago. If we genuinely believe in rooting out bigotry then we should root it out in our own Party too- don’t you think? Otherwise it’s simply weaponising racism as a political tool 😢

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

I’ve lost count of the number of meetings I’ve sat in with Gove where he’s judged, maligned, & sanctimoniously argued that there should be no path to rehabilitation nor road to redemption for anyone that may have SAID something that although legal may be objectionable #Hypocrisy

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

2 years

Our politics may differ but @Keir_Starmer is absolutely right False & baseless smears re Jimmy Saville against Keir cannot be defended. PM should withdraw his comments. Parliament cannot become a place to peddle tropes, conspiracy theories &falsehoods -this damages our democracy

Kay Burley

@KayBurley

2 years

"A ridiculous slur peddled by right wing trolls" 😳 A furious @Keir_Starmer slams the Prime Minister for referencing Jimmy Saville and sinking parliament "into the gutter" 👀 #KayBurley FM

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

This James is silly playground behaviour. We are in the middle of a national crisis and this is our response.🤦🏽‍♀️ How can grown men reduce themselves to this level of silliness. What has become of this great Party of ours😢

James Cleverly🇬🇧

@JamesCleverly

5 years

Thinking about what to have for lunch. Large bucket of boneless (certainly spineless) JFC (Jeremy’s Frightened & Chicken) perhaps.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

Far-right and football hooligans main risk of disorder at pro-Palestinian march, police fear This is what the Home Sec has unleashed with her divisive rhetoric. Culture wars may win you headlines but they damage our country.

Far-right and football hooligans main risk of disorder at pro-Palestinian march, police fear

Organisers are refusing a request from the Met Police to postpone their rally in London on Saturday amid fears of disturbances

inews.co.uk

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

10 years

With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime Minister & tendered my resignation. I can no longer support Govt policy on #Gaza

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

Please inform yourselves Armistice Day , the Cenotaph & the Peace for Palestine march - why despite knowing all the facts did the Home Secretary chose this as an issue to fight yet another culture war - because she is dangerous & divisive and her MO is to damage not heal

Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge

@SkyPoliticsHub

6 months

Baroness Warsi says the Home Secretary has made pro-Palestine protests a live political issue because she is 'dangerous and divisive', adding she knows 'full well' the route of the march, 'well away' from Remembrance Day events. #PoliticsHub 📺 Sky 501

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

This is a Home Sec who is dangerous & divisive Her language can no longer be dismissed as the petty ramblings of a woman desperate to be PM She previously shared sensitive HO docs & despite being briefed by @metpoliceuk she continues to misrepresent & embolden the far right

Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter

@AamerAnwar

6 months

Time4 @SuellaBraverman to resign when Mark Rowley @metpoliceuk says "She's picked 2 words out of the English language & strung them together.. I don't know whether she means everybody there, some of the people there, that's not for me"-Hate & Marches 🇵🇸

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

“The job of the police is hard enough already without the Home Secretary using it as a platform for her own political ambitions” We all need to say this The Home Sec through her rhetoric & culture wars makes our country unsafe -she is dangerous & divisive and not fit for office

Best for Britain

@BestForBritain

6 months

Starmer tells Sunak to "think very carefully" about how Braverman reflects on his gov't. 🔥"Without a serious Home Secretary there can be no serious gov't and he cannot be a serious PM. Homelessness is a choice. It's a political choice." Sunak's discomfort is palpable. ~AA

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

2 years

“I have a dream….” Yes me too! And mine came true 😜 Bye bye 👋🏽 #SuellaBraverman #Tofu #Wokerati #Refugees #Rwanda

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

1 year

“Black & brown people can be racist too & I will not let cultural sensitivity & the colour of the Home Secs skin stop me from speaking out The faces within our cabinet may have changed, but attitudes & language being used are from a bygone era. Change it seems, is only skin deep”

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Some friendly advice Prime Minister in CAPS 😊 Nothing should stand in the way of us keeping ALL communities safe in OUR country We DO NOT have a hierarchy of races or communities in the UK and we DO NOT play divide and rule We should ALL stand united against ALL forms of hate

Rishi Sunak

@RishiSunak

7 months

Nothing will stand in the way of us keeping the Jewish community safe. You have our complete backing.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

To all my Israeli & British jewish brothers & sisters who march for peace, who call for a ceasefire , who campaign for Palestinian rights who seek a world where Israelis &Palestinians have equal rights ,dignity &security please know - you are the light that gives so many hope🙏🏽❤️

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Forced to resign over unofficial meetings with Israeli officials including #Netanyahu two years ago Today #HomeSec in charge of National Security - - this is a disturbing appointment at a critical time for the Middle East #Israel #Palestine

Priti Patel forced to resign over unofficial meetings with Israelis

Theresa May loses second cabinet minister in a week as pro-Brexit international development secretary departs

www.theguardian.com

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Sayeeda Warsi

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7 months

I have not wanted to put this out because it’s personal But with the large number of calls / messages I’m getting for help/ support/ comment - I wanted to say please bear with me Dad had a heart attack about 6 days ago He is stable but in hospital & likely to be here a while.1/2

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Sayeeda Warsi

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5 months

This is an awful interview from this appalling Israeli ambassador to the UK. She has a long and well documented history of denying the right of Palestine to exist and is a clear example of why this Israeli government is not a partner for peace. Netanyahu and his far right

Sky News

@SkyNews

5 months

BREAKING: Israeli ambassador @TzipiHotovely rejects the idea of a two-state solution "The answer is absolutely no", she says. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

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Sayeeda Warsi

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7 months

In the real world this is ordinary Brits of all races, faiths &backgrounds demanding peace In bigoted Bravermans parallel universe this is a “hate sit in” Britain is amazing & united, in its demand for peace -over 70% in a recent poll said they wanted a #CeasefireNow

Murtaza Ali Shah

@MurtazaViews

7 months

Liverpool Street London #CeaseFireInGazaNOW

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

Disturbing mealy mouthed evasive responses by Oliver this morning. A clear display that anti Muslim racism is tolerated within @Conservatives that Muslims are not just fair game but convenient electoral campaign fodder. When we can’t even call out the obvious, when it’s so

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Sayeeda Warsi

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7 months

To Hamas I say End the violence and Let them Go To Israel I say End the Occupation and Let them Live #CeasefireNow My intervention on the 🇮🇱🇵🇸 debate ⁦ @UKHouseofLords ⁩

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Sayeeda Warsi

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7 months

What we should all be asking for today 1. Immediate ceasefire 2. Release of all hostages 3. Flow of Humanitarian Aid into Gaza 4. The deployment of UN peacekeepers on the borders between 🇮🇱🇵🇸 5. Unfettered access for ICC & UNHRC to start the investigation of war crimes 1/2

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Sayeeda Warsi

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4 years

People are sick & tired of racists If you ask for equal treatment you’re pushy If you object to being demonised you’re shutting down free speech If you raise concerns you’re ungrateful If you don’t laugh at racist jokes you’ve no sense of humour It’s so tiring & insulting 🤷🏽‍♀️

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4 years

“People are sick and tired of being called racist. If you voted for Brexit, you’re racist. If you voted for Boris, you’re racist. If you criticise Meghan, you’re racist. If you want action on grooming gangs, you’re racist. It’s so tiring and insulting” Brendan O’Neill on Sky

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Sayeeda Warsi

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6 months

Braverman & her boys teaching us all how NOT to do British values Like Braverman these men are lost & angry- no sense of who they are &what they believe - defining themselves through the hatred of other’s Proud of you Ferhan for being calm & dignified in the face of abuse❤️

Ferhanasṭīn 🍉 (find them @ferhankhan.bsky.social)

@QueerhanKhan

6 months

Thank you @SuellaBraverman - your dog whistle rhetoric made mine, and other people’s day at @LondonWaterloo extremely frightening. Your words have inspired racists to terrorise us and make it harder for @metpoliceuk to do their job today. You need to resign, NOW #ThankYouSuella

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Sayeeda Warsi

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2 months

Memo to the country from Prime Minister “We must face down the extremists who would tear us apart…there must be leadership, not pandering or appeasement.” Meanwhile the Party continues to pander and appease as hours later Truss and Anderson are guests at Tory fundraiser 🤦🏽‍♀️ Do

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Sayeeda Warsi

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2 years

Two people born & raised in the Uk ,commit the same crime & yet one can be stripped of their citizenship because of heritage & the other not We must start the rolling back of this divisive practice of stripping of citizenship All British citizens must be equal before the law

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Sayeeda Warsi

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6 months

You can threaten, bully, intimidate ,name call misinterpret & tell outright lies - it isn’t going to stop me speaking the truth Patriotism is making sure our country is committed to Int & humanitarian law These attempts to silence, stigmatise,stereotype & subjugate are ugly -stop

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3 months

Looks like I’m on combat bull💩duties today. Bring it on- I’m strong enough to take on those that seek to divide and ratchet up hatred by stoking culture wars for political ends. Both my grandfather served in our armed forces to fight bigotry and for the values of freedom,

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2 months

“We need to move on” is how my colleagues respond to more vile racism coming from @Conservatives 🙄 The comments about @HackneyAbbott are appalling, need to be condemned by the PM and the donation returned Elections fought on the money of donors who make racist and offensive

LBC

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'So he's not racist, because he's been to the Caribbean?' @mrjamesob reacts to Lord Marland and Mel Stride's 'feeble' defence of donor Frank Hester after he said Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women'.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

10 years

My resignation letter http://t.co/BmApmywfOX

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 years

The Tory suspended this week for saying Muslim MP should go back to Pakistan was someone I raised concerns about over a year ago - I was told then she was suspended 🤷🏽‍♀️ This is the @Conservatives shambolic revolving door system of dealing with racism 🤦🏽‍♀️

Tory suspended 'for saying Muslim MP should go back to Pakistan'

EXCLUSIVE

www.standard.co.uk

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 years

For 5 years I have raised individual cases of racism within @Conservatives The Party only ever responds and reacts after the media shine a spotlight on a case. And on the rare occasion individuals are suspended they are v quickly & quietly let back in Revolving door racism 😔

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 years

The Tory suspended this week for saying Muslim MP should go back to Pakistan was someone I raised concerns about over a year ago - I was told then she was suspended 🤷🏽‍♀️ This is the @Conservatives shambolic revolving door system of dealing with racism 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Sayeeda Warsi

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7 months

I’ve never shied away from speaking truth to power , nor calling out the hypocrisy at the heart of UK policy in Israel & Palestine - nearly a decade ago I walked out & resigned from Cabinet because of it. Today I will not be doing any media, instead I will ….

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Sayeeda Warsi

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3 months

Culture wars have consequences. Divisive politics have consequences. Political posturing has consequences. Peddling conspiracy theories has consequences. Sending out messages that some of our fellow citizens are fair game has consequences. It’s time for us to come together, to

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

“100,000 people marching because they think Hamas didn't go far enough. 100,000 people who want rid of me & my fellow Jews” This is completely untrue & awful incendiary language Stephen-stop✋ You can show solidarity with Palestinians & completely condemn Hamas and you know it

Stephen Pollard

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Am feeling pure rage at what is being allowed to happen on the streets of London. 100,000 people marching because they think Hamas didn't go far enough. 100,000 people who want rid of me and my fellow Jews. And don't give me that bullshit about a peaceful march for Palestine.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

The abuse I’ve had over last 2 weeks is 🤯 Some rules 1. If you are going tweet/post 💩please do so with a name and postal address so my lawyers can send you a nice letter 2. If you can’t own the 💩you spout don’t spout it. I can mildly tolerate bigots with balls 1/2

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Sayeeda Warsi

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6 months

Hope ❤️ Blessed are the peacemakers

Alon-Lee Green - ألون-لي جرين - אלון-לי גרין 🟣

@AlonLeeGreen

6 months

What an amazing boost of hope: hundreds of Jewish and Arab-Palestinian citizens gathered together in Haifa, a Jewish-Arab city in Israel, to send a clear message for partnership and for Israeli-Palestinian peace. We have a peace movement in Israel: @omdimbeyachad

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@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

… spend the day with my family, hold my loved ones close and think of all those Palestinian & Israeli families who have lost their loved ones because the world has failed in bringing about two States I pray for peace in Palestine & Israel as the death toll mounts 💔 2/2

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7 months

2/2 As I sat with Dad in A&E in the early hours of Mon morning he asked me to go &do my job “raise your voice for the voiceless “ he said “ they need you more than I do” This week I’ve tried to do that But also trying to be a daughter too - so forgive me if I don’t reply/respond

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 years

“This is MY country, you have NO right to complain about how I talk. YOU people will NOT tell me what I can and cannot say and you will live to OUR rules, attitudes and customs” Merry Christmas Bernie - send me an address I’ll pop round with some Yorkshire tea and samosas 💕😉

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

Absolutely right Anna. Anderson has a long and well documented history of racism and we @Conservatives accepted him , promoted him and protected him until today. Anderson is the tip of the iceberg - if we are to be a decent , democracy loving , rule of law supporting ,

Anna Soubry 🖤🤍🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧

@Anna_Soubry

3 months

🧵 Lee Anderson lost the Labour whip as a Cllr on Ashfield DC. He was accused of racism following an incident w travellers. He was about to lose his job working for Gloria de Piero as her constituency manager (tax payer funded). Media might enquire as to why.

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3 months

The attack on @SadiqKhan is very deliberate, it’s an attempt to stigmatise , stereotype and silence British Muslims and stop younger generations of British Muslims from entering public life. The standards we hold Labour to on racism are the standards we should hold ourselves to

LBC

@LBC

3 months

"One set of rules for Labour and another we want to apply for ourselves." After Lee Anderson's comments against Sadiq Khan, Tory Peer Baroness ＠SayeedaWarsi tells @carolvorders it seems her 'colleagues want to toxify and destroy the Party' with their 'deep-rooted hypocrisy'.

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Sayeeda Warsi

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6 months

Does Braverman speak as Braverman or as Home Sec? Is her rhetoric just her racist divisive rhetoric or does she represent the govt? Does the PM run the country or does Braverman run the PM? This Trumpification of my Party is heartbreaking & we mustn’t forget those who enabled it

Pippa Crerar

@PippaCrerar

6 months

NEW: Rishi Sunak’s spox says Suella Braverman’s explosive op ed was “not agreed by No 10”. Asked how PM could have full confidence in her if she was going round writing “rogue articles”, he responded: “We are looking into what happened in this instance around the op ed. We will

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7 months

I stand with innocent Israeli civilians who grieve their loved ones that have been killed or are still missing. I stand with Israelis who have for years fought for equal rights for Palestinians I stand with Israelis who abhor a government that commits the crime of apartheid1/2

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Sayeeda Warsi

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8 years

This is not the post Brexit Britain we want to see. Politicians from all sides need to speak out #MoreInCommon

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3 months

And this is why I have been saying for years we should never have tolerated the lies and extremist views of Netanyahu. For him it was never about the hostages - having spoken to the families of the victims of the 7th October attack they raised these concerns months ago. They

The Spectator Index

@spectatorindex

3 months

BREAKING: Netanyahu says Israeli military will enter Rafah even if a hostage deal is reached with Hamas

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

This 👇🏽 Thank you @NickFerrariLBC Tragic that my colleagues don’t even have the moral capacity to say what is anti Muslim hate / racism/ Islamophobia and why racism is wrong How are we able to solve an issue when we can’t even say what it is 🤦🏽‍♀️

LBC

@LBC

3 months

'For the third time was it Islamophobic?' 'Nick it was wrong.' 'I'll have to curtail the interview there, enough already.' ＠NickFerrariLBC cuts off the Illegal Immigration Minister after he refuses to confirm whether Lee Anderson's comments were Islamophobic.

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

3 years

This slow march towards unaccountable power &the undermining of a codes &rules based system is deeply dangerous We cannot have one standard for those that govern &another for those that are governed British politics must not become a cesspit of Trump style politics 😔 #PritiPatel

BBC Breaking News

@BBCBreaking

3 years

UK PM's adviser on ministerial code resigns as Boris Johnson backs Home Secretary Priti Patel after bullying inquiry

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4 months

ICJ asks Israel to report on allegations of genocide - this is how Israelis respond👇🏽 This chillingly well attended event is a planned well resourced effort supported by senior Israeli decision makers including Cabinet ministers who were quoted at the ICJ as voicing genocidal

Middle East Eye

@MiddleEastEye

4 months

Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem on Sunday, Ben-Gvir articulated the need for a dual approach: promoting the departure of Gaza's current inhabitants while simultaneously encouraging the influx of Israeli settlers into the area.

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This thread is worth a read. The space to be a public servant and Muslim is deliberately being threatened. This divisive approach is dangerous and must be called out. There are parts of our right wing politics and the right wing media that want to stop British Muslims from being

Humza Yousaf

@HumzaYousaf

2 months

🧵I don't usually respond to smears against me or my family, but this story is so outrageous it requires a response. Most of my political life, I've battled insinuations from sections of the media desperate to link me to terrorism despite campaigning my whole life against it.

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Sayeeda Warsi

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They fought and died for our freedom 🤲🏽 Freedom of speech & thought and freedom of protest To Braverman - how dare you try and take that away To the marchers - remember who won you these freedoms To Britain - we must all resist cynical efforts to whip up hatred 👏🏽 #ArmisticeDay

David Davis

@DavidDavisMP

6 months

I don't often praise the @DailyMirror , but today people should look at their front page. They have got the issue of the day exactly right.

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6 months

The threats, abuse and intimidation MPs are getting for voting / not voting for the Gaza ceasefire amendment yesterday needs to stop. Those that voted for are not “Hamas supporters” “rape apologists” or any of the other abusive phrases being used

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Thank you for all your support in light of the 24 hour onslaught ❤️ You more than made up for the bots , brainless “barristers” and the bitchy backbencher who did the media rounds yesterday -giving an opinion but not prepared to put their name to it 😂 Speaking truth to power,

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

4 months

The failure of the world to stop the killing in Gaza has triggered an escalation in the region that did not need to happen. Our misplaced and misjudged support for an Israeli government made up of corrupt , self confessed facists, convicted terrorists and now before the ICJ on

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Wwwwwhhhhhhaaaaaatttttt? @andrealeadsom British Muslims are errrrr British 🤦🏽‍♀️ What is wrong with some of my colleagues🤷🏽‍♀️ We are in a hole .....stop digging!

Naz Shah MP 💙

@NazShahBfd

5 years

I asked @andrealeadsom to call a debate on #Islamophobia given the scale of it in @Conservatives Party & following the @APPGBritMuslims report & definition. She said : speak to foreign office ministers about Islamophobia.When did attacks on BRITISH Muslims become a foreign issue?

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@SayeedaWarsi

2 months

Another tweet from 2019 that again has aged well. Today apparently a non apology apology from a Tory donor is sufficient for Michael Gove. So one rule for racist Tory donors another for everyone else

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

I’ve lost count of the number of meetings I’ve sat in with Gove where he’s judged, maligned, & sanctimoniously argued that there should be no path to rehabilitation nor road to redemption for anyone that may have SAID something that although legal may be objectionable #Hypocrisy

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Two reports , one from yesterday, one from today both within days of #SuellaBraverman crass race baiting over the weekend. The Home Sec needs to do her job and focus on the tragic victims of these appalling crimes rather than trying to audition as a Trump tribute act 🤷🏽‍♀️

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If this is how the IDF treat hostages imagine what the Palestinians are suffering every day. Israeli organisations like @BtSIsrael and others have been warning about IDF tactics for years. Trigger happy, pumped with hatred and out of control - the videos from Gaza, some filmed

Sky News

@SkyNews

5 months

BREAKING: Three Israeli hostages killed by the IDF were shirtless and holding up a makeshift white flag, an Israeli military official has said. An inquiry into the incident has found the hostages were fired upon against Israel's rules of engagement.

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5 years

I have no words 🤦🏽‍♀️ I genuinely pity you Melanie - your reasoning and worldview is so bitter and messed up. Its Jummah today -I will do a special Friday prayer for you sister 🙏🏽 #turntolove

Melanie Phillips

@MelanieLatest

5 years

Right on cue, Warsi joins those seizing this tragic opportunity to peddle her own brand of hatred, lies and personal demonisation. What disgusting opportunism.

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7 months

Please inform yourselves on the 🇮🇱🇵🇸i conflict Please read, research and question This conflict did not start on the 7th of October The only way to achieve security for Israelis and Palestinians is to end the occupation #CeasefireNow #TwoStateSolution

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5 years

I feel sick to my stomach tonight to see the Party I chaired sink to such depths Where British Muslims have become a convenient scapegoat for populism ,a butt of insulting language to increase poll ratings & an event on Islamophobia is an opportunity to demonise Muslims #CPC19

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

When “Islamophobe of the year” is worn as a badge of honour, anti Muslim rhetoric is promoted & colleagues r too scared to say publicly what they’ve told me privately. Welcome to todays @Conservatives #CPC19 Truly ashamed of my Party & fear for Muslims under this government 😢

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5 years

“Modi presided over the worst communal bloodletting in India’s recent history...the carnage made Modi a pariah Liberal Indians likened him to Hitler, the US denied him a visa, and Britain and the EU boycotted him” The man behind the siege of #Kashmir

Perspective | The Kashmir crisis isn’t about territory. It’s about a Hindu victory over Islam.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the Muslim-majority state as a demonstration of Hindu power.

www.washingtonpost.com

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@SayeedaWarsi

3 months

This is not true John The definition is a cross party Parliamentary definition which came out of an inquiry chaired by @wesstreeting and @Anna_Soubry ( yes those two well known Corbinytes🙄) It was the single largest consultation, with town hall meetings across the country ,

Lord Walney

@LordWalney

3 months

The govt is right to reject MEND’s flawed definition of Islamophobia, which Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party adopted. It falsely labels vital work to expose extremism as ‘Islamophobic’. Starmer’s Labour should reflect on the damage imposing this on public institutions will cause.

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2 years

Retweeting👇🏽 Every minister, parliamentarian & staffer at any #downingstreetparty must resign NOW. No ifs no buts The rule of law is a fundamental value-the glue that hold us together as a nation Once that is trashed by those in power the very essence of our democracy is at stake

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

2 years

Every minister , parliamentarian & staffer at the #downingstreetparty must resign NOW. No ifs no buts The rule of law is a fundamental value , the glue that hold us together as a nation. Once that is trashed by those in power the very essence of our democracy is at stake.

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5 years

In the aftermath of #Christchurch & attacks on Muslims we need a leader who will ease not feed the beast of #Islamophobia 🤝 I have sat in too many deeply troubling meetings with Michael Gove to know that he is not the answer to a Party knee deep in allegations of racism 😞

Tim Shipman

@ShippersUnbound

5 years

FWIW I know both David Lidington and Michael Gove. They’re both cleverer and better at politics than most MPs and they’ve both taken their lumps for trying to find a pragmatic way through Brexit. We could do a heck of a lot worse

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Sayeeda Warsi

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4 months

If you have the privilege of a platform you have a choice - remain silent 🤫 Or - speak out, use your platform to raise awareness and try to bring about change 💪🏽 I stand with those who have the courage and moral conscience to speak out- it’s the least we can do

In Context

@incontextmedia

4 months

Game of Thrones stars and other actors read South Africa's case file charging Israel with genocide at the #ICJ

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5 years

So theres me thinking I have a great “cricket outfit “ on and my sister turns up with a shirt covered in faces of ⁦ @ImranKhanPTI ⁩ I think on this occasion and ONLY on this occasion she wins 🤣 #siblingrivalry #PAKvsAFG ⁦ @YorkshireCCC ⁩

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7 months

UN General Assembly @UN adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’ The #UK abstained 🤷🏽‍♀️😢 These morally indefensible positions we take even on a “humanitarian truce” shames us

UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. It also...

news.un.org

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@SayeedaWarsi

15 days

Deeply disturbing allegations of “ cabinet ministers” and “CCHQ staffers” secretly supportive of Anderson The party @Conservatives must either openly deny these allegations or root out the rot of racism from our ranks. We cannot have colleagues sitting at the Cabinet table

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6 months

“They will die tonight” Urgent plea as healthcare workers hold a vigil outside Downing St to call for a ceasefire. I urge you to read listen to this message I received. I have spoken to the NHS consultant. She’s desperately trying to save lives Message sent to PM, FS & Labour

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@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Be careful be very careful @Jeremy_Hunt I condemn attacks on vessels. But we all know #Trump has been gunning for a fight with #Iran from the moment he took office We rightly did not renege on the nuclear deal as #Trunp did and we must not blindly follow him into a war. #US #UK

Jeremy Hunt

@Jeremy_Hunt

5 years

I condemn yesterday’s attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Oman. UK’s assessment concludes that responsibility for the attacks almost certainly lies with Iran. These latest attacks build on a pattern of destabilising Iranian behaviour and pose a serious danger to the region

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5 years

There is something very sad & moving about this exchange 😢 She knows why, he knows why & we know why. Worrying if foreign countries start telling us who is and isn’t acceptable based on origins and background - @10DowningStreet must clarify why @sajidjavid wasn’t invited

BBC Radio 4 Today

@BBCr4today

5 years

Why was Home Secretary @sajidjavid not invited to Trump's state banquet? "I don't know... I don't like it" #r4today

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@SayeedaWarsi

2 years

Repeat after me Mr… Showing solidarity with Palestinians is not antisemitism Appalling comments from former Israeli Ambassador to the UN These constant attempts to stifle any and all support for Palestinians must be called out. Solidarity @EmmaWatson #Palestine 🇵🇸 #EmmaWatson

Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון

@dannydanon

2 years

10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite. @EmmaWatson

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@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

In these difficult times humour is the best tonic Thank you @munyachawawa #BravermanMustGo

Munya Chawawa

@munyachawawa

6 months

Day in the Life with Suella Braverman ✌🏽👅 #SuellaBraverman

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@SayeedaWarsi

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Some issues should and do transcend party politics. Unless and until we hold the current Israeli government to account -tragically made up of the far right , the extreme right and the self confessed fascist right nothing will change. We are realising now that neither we nor the

The Green Party

@TheGreenParty

3 months

The Green Party is clear on what is needed to stop the killing in Gaza. The UK government must now call for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages and political prisoners.

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@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Meanwhile this is happening in Occupied West Bank Not in Gaza , no Hamas but just appalling violence against Palestinians by settlers living illegally on occupied lands as designated by the Int community including the #UK So where is the condemnation & action @RishiSunak

Yehuda Shaul

@YehudaShaul

7 months

BREAKING: Yet another Palestinian community, A’nizan (South Hebron Hills), is being forcibly transferred from their lands as a result of settler violence. The 4 families/35 residents of A’nizan are packing up their belongings and leaving their lands as we speak.

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@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Netanyahu isn’t even a partner for peace and yet we are blindly supporting him as a partner in war When a poll has shown that 76% of Brits want a ceasefire , then it’s time for political leaders to lister, pursue a political & diplomatic solution and call for a #CeasefireNOW

LBC

@LBC

7 months

'They are blindly supporting Netanyahu.' Speaking to @AndrewMarr9 , Tory peer Baroness @SayeedaWarsi calls out Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer - saying the Israeli Prime Minister is clearly 'no partner for peace'.

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3 months

“ We cannot have a hierarchy of racism within political parties - we don’t tolerate antisemitism or homophobia and we shouldn’t tolerate anti Muslim racism “ My interview today @Channel4News

Channel 4 News

@Channel4News

3 months

“There is now a real rot at the heart of our party.” Baroness Sayeeda Warsi discusses the suspension of Lee Anderson after comments he made about London’s mayor, and what they reveal about the Conservative party today.

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7 months

The list of those calling for a ceasefire is growing It’s time for @RishiSunak and @Keir_Starmer to now step up and join all those in the UK ( over 70% of the public) and around the world including @UN calling for a #CeasefireNOW

Sadiq Khan

@SadiqKhan

7 months

Thousands of innocent civilians have already been killed in Israel and Gaza. With the humanitarian crisis set to deteriorate even further, I’m calling for a ceasefire.

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5 years

Oh Tim ... here we go again 🙄 It’s a good job years of being a lawyer has taught me to keep notes of meetings & calls..... ....including the one where you (I thought) sincerely apologised for the unfair way you had spoken/written about me in the past & I accepted your apology 🤷🏽‍♀️

Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧

@montie

5 years

Sayeeda Warsi is a disgrace. Michael Gove takes a tougher approach to terror than she does and so she effectively smears him as a racist.

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@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Years of raising Islamaphobia w/n my Party had left me weary but #NZMosqueShooting tragically reminded me that this fight is essential &must go on So @Conservatives u can duck &dive but I will keep bringing this fight to u - the longer we deny it the more we confirm we hav a prob

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@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

Today I remember those that fought for the freedoms we enjoy today People of different backgrounds, race, ethnicity and all faiths and none I remember my paternal and maternal grandfathers and my great uncle who fought for King and country Lest we forget

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@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Please listen to this from @samuelkasumu former No 10 Special Adviser bravely speaking truth to power Braverman “ has big issues with Muslims….she is Islamophobic …should not be Home Sec” 👇🏽

Times Radio

@TimesRadio

7 months

“Suella Braverman probably is Islamaphobic.” @samuelkasumu says someone with “such prejudices” like Suella Braverman should not be Home Secretary of a liberal society like the UK. #TimesRadio | @kaitborsay

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@SayeedaWarsi

6 months

Support a #CeasefireNow

Caabu

@Caabu

6 months

Over 115 UK Parliamentarians demand Rishi Sunak and UK Government support a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to the horrific killings. #ceasefirenow @RishiSunak @David_Cameron @tariqahmadbt @Keir_Starmer @DavidLammy

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@SayeedaWarsi

6 years

“No go areas” “Asian paedophiles “ This should not be the language of a Home Sec 🤦🏽‍♀️ The victims of these appalling crimes deserve better - they need to be protected , believed & supported.💕 This issue is too serious for political posturing 😢 You are better than this Sajid 🙏🏽

Sajid Javid

@sajidjavid

6 years

These sick Asian paedophiles are finally facing justice. I want to commend the bravery of the victims. For too long, they were ignored. Not on my watch. There will be no no-go areas

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@SayeedaWarsi

5 years

Our boys were not just Tommies but Tariqs and Tajinders too. Remembering my paternal and maternal grandfather and other relatives who served in the British Indian Army We remember them all #RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay2019

Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

10 years

Our boys were not just Tommies but Tariqs and Tajinders too. We remember them all #WW1centenary http://t.co/lvJ5ImUVaW

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5 years

My intervention today ⁦ @UKHouseofLords ⁩ Facts- ⁦ @ImranKhanPTI ⁩ has 1. Clearly & unequivocally condemned #Pulwama attack 2. Open & unconditional offer to assist India in any investigation 3. Consistently extended the hand of friendship and diplomacy #NoToWar 1/2

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@SayeedaWarsi

2 months

Receiving some deeply concerning calls and messages from members of the @AhmadiyyaUK Muslim community about Michael Gove using one of their mosques today to pre launch his “extremism” strategy which seeks to target a number of Muslim organisations and individuals They are

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@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

@GoodwinMJ What absolute populist rubbish Matt I don’t even recognise the Matt who I first worked with in govt who lamented at the anti Muslim racism he saw in decision making , made a documentary with me raising concerns about the rising tide of Islamophobia and was kind and decent 🤦🏽‍♀️😞

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Sayeeda Warsi

@SayeedaWarsi

7 months

Why would @bbcquestiontime give airtime to Jake ? You’ve had all the details of the vile bigoted comments he made (and he acknowledged as such by deleting) Why in the midst of such high tensions are divisive voices considered appropriate for what should balanced political debate

BBC Question Time

@bbcquestiontime

7 months

On Question Time tomorrow, Fiona will be joined by Victoria Atkins, Yvette Cooper, Piers Morgan, Sonia Sodha and Jake Wallis Simons Join us and an audience from London on @BBCiPlayer from 8pm or on @BBCOne after the 10 o'clock news

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Proud to have served in Cabinet with Ken -Ld Clarke “It's no good blaming the Human Rights Act. I do not believe it would be in any way probable that the British courts would reach any other conclusion…and if the Labour party allow this bill to go through I very much hope there

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@SayeedaWarsi

1 year

Good to see my colleagues calling out this racist rhetoric #solidarity Our country deserves better in these difficult times & our Party need to start putting country above politics “Senior Conservatives hit out at Suella Braverman’s ‘racist rhetoric’ “

Senior Conservatives hit out at Suella Braverman’s ‘racist rhetoric’

Former senior minister accuses home secretary of undermining party for sake of her own leadership ambitions

www.theguardian.com

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