David Davis to resign
 

Another by election is on the way as David Davis resigns apparently due to internal differences about the Tory stance on the 42 days issue.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7450627.stm

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Do you mean shadow home secretary David Davis Osem, or the other one.?

Re: David Davis to resign
 

All but one of them voted against though? Were there any didnt vote?

Re: David Davis to resign
 

The Shadow Home Secretary - the other one is David Davies IIRC.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Department of WTF?

Davis has been consistently (and I hate to say it, since I disagree with him on a lot of things) principled on the subject of defending British liberties, so to see him apparently at odds with his partys neocon wing* is highly worrying, particularly if he's losing. I suspect there may be differences over how far a Tory government should go in rolling back the New Labour police state framework.

I actually thought he'd make a much better candidate for London Mayor than Johnson, since he's actually from London and isn't an undisciplined, lazy buffoon. Perhaps there's a job for him there.

* such as Michael Gove and the website Conservative Home, colloquially known as 'Continuity IDS'. It's often underestimated how powerful a figure Ian Duncan Smith is on the hard right of the Conservative Party.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

If this is true Osem you've made my day, because its goodbye to a wolf in sheep's clothing.:)

Re: David Davis to resign
 

The Tory blogger Iain Dale was Davis' chief of staff for his leadership campaign and has posted this:

http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/06...s-resigns.html

---------- Post added at 13:06 ---------- Previous post was at 13:05 ----------

Guardian now reporting he'll stand as an independent. All extremely interesting. He'll be joining the Lib Dems next, the way they're going.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2....conservatives

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Good for him!

He is fighting on the purpose of protecting liberties as a way, I guess, of saying there is a mandate for preventing the commons from pushing forward yet more awful laws.

The Lib Dems may not field a candidate in that election, according to the BBC the Lib Dem leadership is asking the local party not to put someone forward.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

I thought you didn't like unpleasant ad hominem attacks.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Lord, I was joking about the Lib Dems...

If you're listening, New Labour, don't bother putting up a candidate. Waste of a deposit.

---------- Post added at 13:23 ---------- Previous post was at 13:22 ----------

I don't like off-topic posts, either, Osem.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

What's the Mayor of London got to do with this thread then?

Re: David Davis to resign
 

I dont like off topic arguments, so pack it in both you .. now. :nono:

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Leaving that lying there, unloved and forgotten, will the Tories put up a candidate against Davis? They're apparently not going to support him financially.

Last election:

Tories: 22,792
Lib Dem: 17,676
Labour: 6,104

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/290.stm

In other words, add the Lib Dem and Tory votes together and you'll get a thumping for Labour, which I suspect may be the point. Even if the Tories put up their own candidate I suspect there are enough Lib Dem voters who'd switch and enough Tories who'd vote for the man rather than the party to win comfortably, too.

Re: David Davis to resign
 

Cameron's just saying how much he agrees with David Davis which makes it rather hard to understand why we have a resignation. :confused:

Perhaps it's a olive branch.......

Oh dear Cameron's live statement has just been hijacked by a what appears to be a disatisfied customer of the NHS .......

Re: David Davis to resign
 

This has to be a publicity stunt...if he is going to stand for re-election is he going to stand as an independent conservative?