A FORMER Government cabinet minister will appear alongside a US-based political journalist at a book launch event in Bradford.

Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi will be held on Saturday, March 11, from 7pm at Waterstones in Bradford.

Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British-American journalist, anchor and author.

He is the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show, which airs on both MSNBC and NBC’s streaming channel Peacock.

He is a former columnist and podcaster at The Intercept, and his op-eds have also appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

He is coming to Bradford for an in conversation with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to celebrate the release of his second book, Win Every Argument.

Mehdi has been named one of the 100 most influential Britons on Twitter and featured in the annual global list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World.

Baroness Warsi, Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet minister, is also a lawyer, businesswoman and racial justice campaigner. She is a former Chairman of the Conservative Party, and served in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and as Minister for Faith and Communities. In the summer of 2014 she resigned from government.

Tickets for the book launch event are priced £7 and £1 for students and senior citizen tickets.

Go to bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/mehdi-hasan-in-conversation-with-baroness-sayeeda-warsi/