Coalition 'reflects Thatcher’s vision and puts faith at the heart of government'

Minister for Faith and Communities, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, says government is putting faith back into the heart of government. I am delighted to speak about the vital place I believe faith has in politics. For the Conservative Party has always put faith at the heart of policy making. Religion runs through our history and through our veins. So today I want to argue that, in government…even in a Coalition government… we are staying true to those roots. You only have to look around this building to see the evidence. Winston Churchill's letters, speeches and papers make repeated references to faith. The pages may have yellowed, but the sentiment remains as clear as ever: For him, religion was of the utmost importance to British society. Churchill was a big supporter of the E