David Davies

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It’s hard to escape the news today that Shadow Home Sec David Davis is throwing down a big fake gauntlet by resigning and recontesting a perfectly safe Tory seat. I’d love to see the government call this for the stunt it is and not run a candidate against him. His hollow victory would help to erode the idea that his move was for the good of the nation rather than specifically for the greater glory of David Davis. They won’t do that, of course. Brown, with the keen political instincts he has demonstrated over the past year, has arbitrarily chosen to make this his big battleground and he has shown that he is willing to sacrifice anything—principle, conscience, other legislation—to win. Meanwhile, ever more surreally, the Tories now get to paint themselves not only as champions of the poor but as defenders of the liberties of suspected terrorists. How did we get here, exactly?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Speech looks fine to me. Far less nutty than the general Tory front bench cuddle bile.

Isn't he just saying that the only reason he's resigned is to try and prevent the Parliament Act being used to push 42 days through the Lords?
Legal basis for using the Parliament Act on an issue that a government weren't elected on is iffy.

He MAY just be doing a proper clever thing.

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I thought it was nutty as it seemed a bit of a volte face from someone who has called for the return of the death penalty and who opposes the Human Rights Act. I think he's angling for the UKip leadership.