Baroness Warsi is a lady of many firsts.
Born to Pakistani immigrants in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire – she rose from humble beginnings because the daughter of a bus driver to change into one in every of Britain’s most high-profile Muslims.
She was appointed to David Cameron’s shadow cupboard, made a life peer in 2007 and three years later she made historical past by turning into the primary Muslim girl within the cupboard as co-chair of the Conservative Social gathering.
She was as soon as the celebration’s poster youngster for racial and non secular range, however now she’s resigned the whip after nearly twenty years. And he or she’s written a e-book – ‘Muslims Don’t Matter’ – saying she is “achieved with apologising”.
We spoke to her and requested whether or not she thinks the Conservatives have moved too far to the precise.