Warsi faces Islamophobic abuse for defecting Brexit camp
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File photo shows Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. ©Reuters
Former Chair of the Conservative Party Sayeeda Hussain Warsi has been subjected to Islamophobic abuse by supporters of Leave the EU campaign after switching her sides from Leave to Remain camp.
According to Press TV, Warsi said on Monday morning that she will no more support the Leave campaign as its “hate and xenophobia” had gone “too far.”
She noted that she realized she could no longer support the Brexit camp after she saw the UK Independent Party (UKIP)’s poster that portrayed Syrian refugees in a negative light.
"That 'breaking point' poster really was - for me - the breaking point to say, 'I can't go on supporting this',” she said.
"When I look at the people who are now saying the things they are saying and the people who are supporting that approach, the BNP, Donald Trump, Marine le Pen, Austria's Freedom Party - every day it feels like the far right is coming out to stand by Leave,” she added.
The Tory peer was subjected to vicious attacks on social media immediately after her decision was made public.
Warsi, who is a Muslim, received several Islamophobic messages on social media. She was referred to as “jihadist Trojan horse” and a person who hired extremist Muslim staff.
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