What should the Conservative Party do with Baroness Warsi’s demand for an inquiry into attitudes and behaviour within the party towards Muslim people? It isn’t very difficult. It should say yes to her request immediately.

Any leading mainstream figure in the Muslim community who raised concerns about party attitudes would deserve to be listened to with respect. But Lady Warsi isn’t just any leading figure in the Muslim community. She has been chairman of the party. She has been one of its most articulate advocates. It should be unthinkable to ignore what she is saying on a matter she understands and on which she speaks with authority.

Besides which, she is clearly correct when she expresses her anger and concern about the extent of Islamaphobia