Sayeeda Warsi

Odd couple: can a leftie comic teach a Tory baroness standup?

She used to chair the Conservatives. He used to perform in his underpants. Could Nick Helm turn Sayeeda Warsi into a comedian?

Michael Segalov

24, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM

Muslim leaders should be questioned like anybody else | Kenan Malik

Protests about the Woman’s Hour interview with Zara Mohammed ignore the fact that Emma Barnett’s no-nonsense style is unwavering

Kenan Malik

21, Feb, 2021 @6:30 AM

Meera Syal and Moeen Ali among stars of video urging BAME vaccine uptake

Celebrity campaign aims to counter Covid-19 jab misinformation targeted at ethnic minorities

Haroon Siddique

25, Jan, 2021 @8:19 PM

Duvet or don't they? Why Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen loves working from bed – and Glenda Jackson doesn't

Many more of us are conducting our business in bed. Keeley Hawes and Jeremy Paxman explain the benefits, while Lady Warsi and David Lammy are unimpressed

Interviews by Sam Wollaston

20, Jan, 2021 @11:00 AM

Allegations of Islamophobia in the Labour party go far beyond one party donor | Owen Jones

The party has launched an investigation into David Abrahams, but more needs to be done to earn the trust of British Muslims, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Owen Jones

04, Dec, 2020 @7:00 AM

Half of Conservative party members believe Islam is threat, poll finds

Survey finds six in 10 card-carrying Tories have negative attitude towards Muslims

Damien Gayle

30, Sep, 2020 @4:39 PM

Sayeeda Warsi attacks new UK race inequality commission

The former Tory party chair fears the body set up by Munira Mirza will be a ‘whitewash’

Simon Murphy and Haroon Siddique

16, Jun, 2020 @6:29 PM

Islamophobia, Trevor Phillips, and free speech | Letters

Letters: Words have power – you need to choose them carefully, writes Colin Montgomery. Plus letters from David Robjant, Jonathan Longstaff, and Pete Wearden

Letters

11, Mar, 2020 @5:54 PM

Sayeeda Warsi chides Trevor Phillips over Muslim comments

Former Tory party chair says ex-equalities chief’s views on race and integration are flawed

Kate Proctor, Peter Walker and Sam Gelder

09, Mar, 2020 @7:38 PM

Tory Islamophobia inquiry chair in row over Kashmir views

Swaran Singh’s neutrality in question over comments conflict is not Muslim-only tragedy

Simon Murphy

18, Dec, 2019 @11:14 AM

Sayeeda Warsi on Tory Islamophobia: 'It feels like I'm in an abusive relationship'

The Tories promised an investigation into anti-Muslim prejudice in the party – then watered it down. How high does the problem go? Disillusioned insiders – and the former party chair – speak out

Simon Murphy

27, Nov, 2019 @9:30 AM