Baroness Warsi Resigns Tory Whip

Former Conservative chairwoman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned the Tory whip, citing the party's shift to the far right and its hypocrisy in treating different communities, particularly Muslims. Warsi, who has been vocal about institutional Islamophobia within the party, made her decision public on X, expressing that the current party is far removed from the one she joined and served in Cabinet. Her resignation comes just as the Conservative Party prepares for a crucial conference and amidst an investigation into her use of allegedly divisive language. Warsi's actions follow her support for a protester acquitted of a racially aggravated offence involving derogatory language towards Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman. The Conservative Party insists on investigating complaints against Warsi, while she vowed not to be silenced and to address these issues publicly.