{"id":108261,"date":"2014-08-05T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=108261"},"modified":"2014-08-05T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:05:32","slug":"first-muslim-minister-baroness-warsi-quits-as-minister-over-government-policy-on-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2014\/08\/05\/first-muslim-minister-baroness-warsi-quits-as-minister-over-government-policy-on-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"First Muslim Minister Baroness Warsi quits as minister over government policy on Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to Press Association Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi has resigned over the Government’s policy on Gaza.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on her Twitter feed, she said: “With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime Minister & tendered my resignation. I can no longer support Govt policy on Gaza.”<\/p>\n

Lady Warsi became the first Muslim to sit in the Cabinet when she was made Conservative Party co-chairman by David Cameron following the 2010 general election.<\/p>\n

She was subsequently moved to the post of Minister of State at the Foreign Office and Minister for Faith and Communities in Mr Cameron’s 2012 re-shuffle in a move widely regarded as a demotion.<\/p>\n

Lady Warsi’s resignation comes amid growing disquiet among some Tory MPs that the Government has not taken a firmer line over Israel’s incursion into Gaza.<\/p>\n

She has signalled her own concern about what was happening in a series of comments on her Twitter feed in recent days.<\/p>\n

In one she wrote: “Can people stop trying to justify the killing of children. Whatever our politics there can never be justification, surely only regret #Gaza.”<\/p>\n

In another just three days ago she said: “If there is a community meeting or protest in relation to Gaza happening near you I’d like to know, please tweet me the details.”<\/p>\n

London Mayor Boris Johnson paid tribute to her, saying he hoped she would make a return to the Government soon.<\/p>\n

“I have very great respect for Sayeeda she has done a great job for us and I hope she will be back as soon as possible,” he said during an LBC radio phone-in.<\/p>\n

While Mr Johnson – who described himself as a “passionate Zionist” said that politicians across the political spectrum were horrified at what had been happening in Gaza – he went on to condemn the Israeli action as “disproportionate” – a word Mr Cameron and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have consistently avoided.<\/p>\n

“I can’t for the life of me see how this can be a sensible strategy.” he said. “I think it is disproportionate, I think it is ugly and it is tragic and I don’t think it will do Israel any good in the long run.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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