Press release

Downing Street response to Baroness Warsi standing down

A Downing Street statement following Baroness Warsi's decision to stand down.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi
• Published: 5 August 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister regrets that Baroness Warsi has decided to stand down and is grateful for the excellent work that she has done both as a Minister and in Opposition.

Our policy has always been consistently clear - the situation in Gaza is intolerable and we’ve urged both sides to agree to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Published 5 August 2014