Baroness Warsi hasn’t always been one to help out the Prime Minister when he’s in a spot of bother. But her high-profile defection from the Brexit camp to Remain will certainly have put a smile on David Cameron’s face this morning. It’s not so much that Warsi was an essential part of Vote Leave’s plans; the campaign have been keen to downplay Warsi’s importance today, saying in a tweet that ‘they weren’t aware she was ever part of the Vote Leave campaign’. Michael Fabricant, a leading Brexiteer has also questioned whether Warsi was ever involved in the first place, asking ‘Was she ever in Out?’
Whilst it’s true her involvement has been minimal, the words she used to justify her decision are still likely to hurt the ‘Leave’ campaign. Warsi said her decision was brought about by the ‘hate and xenohobia’ she said that some on the ‘Leave’ side were espousing.
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