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Was she ever in the "Brexit" camp?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/eu-referendum-baroness-sayeeda-warsi-defects-from-leave-to-remain-a7090741.html Sayeeda Warsi "defects" from Leave to Remain Before everyone gets too carried away with euphoric praise for Sayeeda Warsi and her "principled stand" and change of camps in the EU referendum campaign, we should recall some of the other"issues" that she has been involved with during her chequered and colourful career. Roger Helmer defection In March 2012, Warsi was criticised by a number of Conservative MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee for her handling of MEP Roger Helmer's defection to UKIP. Financial declarations In May 2012, Warsi apologised for failing to declare rental income in the Lords' Register of Interests. Parliamentary expenses inquiry May 2012, criticisms of her claims for parliamentary expenses were reported. The Labour Opposition urged a full police investigation into her expenses Breach of...

Resignation on a matter of principle

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/05/warsi-attacks-morally-indefensible-stand-gaza-quits-coalition Warsi attacks 'morally indefensible' stand on Gaza as she quits coalition and says that Cameron has lost moral authority Sayeeda Warsi   I have never been a great admirer of Sayeeda Warsi. In fact, on a number of occasions, I have been very critical of the woman. However, on this occasion, she is absolutely right. As all of the rest of the world, well almost all, condemns Israel and its aggression on Gaza as being "disproportionate", "immoral" or even illegal, The government of this country, led by Cameron and some other Bullingdon Club former members, can only bring themselves to mutter a few weasel words of criticism as their LibDem coalition partners come out of the woodwork and agree with Miliband and the Labour Party, that Israel has gone too far. George Osborne The performance of Osborne and Justine Greening on televisi...