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Top Tory minister Baroness Warsi resigns over government policy on Palestine and Gaza
Outgoing Foreign Office minister says 'morally indefensible' policies will negatively impact reputation 'internationally and domestically'

The Tory Party started showing its cracks yesterday when Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi stormed out of office over David Cameron’s “morally indefensible” position on Palestine.

Mr Cameron said he regretted her resignation but kept his comments short and the party’s original positions unchanged in a response written from his Portuguese holiday home. 

Many of his closer advisers were reportedly less than happy with events.

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