Sayeeda Warsi on her "arsonist" Tory colleagues
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🗓️ 15 March 2024
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British politics has been dominated by race this week. The big picture is that certain ideas which would once have been unsayable are now commonplace within the Conservative Party.
Sayeeda Warsi was at the centre of the Cameron modernisation project, where he sought to bring ethnic minorities into the tent. Now she’s in the wilderness and gives us a perspective of the changes which have taken place in her party. Among other things she calls some Tory ministers “arsonists” who seek to divide and that Michael Gove should be “nowhere near” communities and extremism policy.
And the Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to resign or be replaced by elections as he is a “block” on the peace process. Will Biden be next to call for Israeli elections? Jon was bored at home so made a rare Friday appearance
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
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| 0:13.0 | I have known Prime Minister Netanyahu for a very long time. |
| 0:16.8 | While we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, I believe in his heart he has, his highest priority, is the security of Israel. |
| 0:26.6 | However, I also believe Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way. |
| 0:32.6 | He has put himself in coalition with far-right extremists, and as a result, he has been too |
| 0:38.3 | willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza as a lifelong supporter of Israel. It has become |
| 0:44.6 | clear to me the Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October |
| 0:51.6 | 7th. At this critical juncture, I believe a new election is the only way |
| 0:58.5 | to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel. |
| 1:04.2 | That was Chuck Schumer, the Democrat Senate majority leader and most senior Jewish politician |
| 1:09.5 | in the United States speaking on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. |
| 1:14.0 | It was a remarkable intervention which shot Washington and doubtless Jerusalem too. |
| 1:19.7 | He said he'd known Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for 20 years, that he respected him, that he didn't doubt his patriotism, |
| 1:26.6 | but also that he had to go, |
| 1:29.1 | for his country's sake, for the region's sake, to finally end this bloody darkness which has gripped |
| 1:34.9 | Gaza and Israel since October the 7th. On today's show, we ask whether Washington is, after a very |
| 1:41.7 | long time, about to move against Beebe. Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 1:50.3 | The newsagents. Right, before we get on to Schumer, just to say we have got quite the |
| 1:54.3 | interview coming up with Saeeda Varsie. She used to be the chair of the Conservative Party, |
| 1:59.2 | Britain's first Muslim cabinet minister. |
| 2:01.4 | Boy, has she got some strong words for her former colleagues who are now around the cabinet |
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