Virgil
06-14-2008, 12:41 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/davis-resignation-unlikely-hero-of-liberal-britain-shocks-the-political-establishment-846220.html
Davis resignation: Unlikely hero of liberal Britain shocks the political establishment
David Davis became an unlikely hero of liberal Britain yesterday by sacrificing his political career to launch a one-man crusade against the Government's plan for suspected terrorists to be detained for 42 days without charge.
The former SAS reservist, who supports the death penalty for premeditated murder, shook Britain's political establishment to its roots by announcing he would stand down as an MP to fight a by-election to stop the "slow strangulation of fundamental British freedoms".
The former shadow home secretary's bombshell left David Cameron and many Tory colleagues seething. But outside the Westminster village, the reaction was very different. Mr Davis's Commons office was flooded with telephone calls and emails from members of the public praising him for putting his principles before his career.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/13/daviddavis.terrorism1
Tory shock turns to anger over one man's 42-day crusade
Worries in shadow cabinet that byelection may become a 'pantomime'
It was over a late-night plate of fish and chips at his home in west London on Wednesday night that David Cameron found himself dealing with one of the most bizarre episodes of his leadership.
As the glasses were being cleared away after a drinks reception in his garden for 60 of the Tory party's top donors, Cameron made a final half-hearted attempt over the phone shortly before 10pm to persuade David Davis to reverse his decision to trigger a byelection.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/06/13/david-davis-begins-his-assault-on-tory-leadership-by-quitting-as-mp-over-42-days-detention-89520-20605440/
David Davis begins his assault on Tory leadership by quitting as MP over 42 days' detention
The Tories were last night facing civil war over shadow home secretary David Davis's decision to stand down as an MP and force a by-election.
Davis, 59, astonished Westminster yesterday by announcing he was quitting to focus attention on the "slow strangulation" of Britain's civil liberties after the government won its Commons battle to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.
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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/textbased/news/article-1025992/Shadow-Home-Secretary-David-Davis-stuns-Parliament-resigning-fight-election-strangulation-British-freedoms.html
'It wasn't a moment of madness' insists Davis as Brown brands by-election 'a farce'
David Davis's by-election plan was attacked as a 'farce' by Gordon Brown today as the Monster Raving Loony Party and a former editor of The Sun emerged as the Tory MP's main opponents.
In a bid to exploit Conservative disarray over Mr Davis's impending resignation, the Prime Minister used a Downing Street news conference to declare that the affair was proof the Opposition was as divided as ever.
Davis resignation: Unlikely hero of liberal Britain shocks the political establishment
David Davis became an unlikely hero of liberal Britain yesterday by sacrificing his political career to launch a one-man crusade against the Government's plan for suspected terrorists to be detained for 42 days without charge.
The former SAS reservist, who supports the death penalty for premeditated murder, shook Britain's political establishment to its roots by announcing he would stand down as an MP to fight a by-election to stop the "slow strangulation of fundamental British freedoms".
The former shadow home secretary's bombshell left David Cameron and many Tory colleagues seething. But outside the Westminster village, the reaction was very different. Mr Davis's Commons office was flooded with telephone calls and emails from members of the public praising him for putting his principles before his career.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/13/daviddavis.terrorism1
Tory shock turns to anger over one man's 42-day crusade
Worries in shadow cabinet that byelection may become a 'pantomime'
It was over a late-night plate of fish and chips at his home in west London on Wednesday night that David Cameron found himself dealing with one of the most bizarre episodes of his leadership.
As the glasses were being cleared away after a drinks reception in his garden for 60 of the Tory party's top donors, Cameron made a final half-hearted attempt over the phone shortly before 10pm to persuade David Davis to reverse his decision to trigger a byelection.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/06/13/david-davis-begins-his-assault-on-tory-leadership-by-quitting-as-mp-over-42-days-detention-89520-20605440/
David Davis begins his assault on Tory leadership by quitting as MP over 42 days' detention
The Tories were last night facing civil war over shadow home secretary David Davis's decision to stand down as an MP and force a by-election.
Davis, 59, astonished Westminster yesterday by announcing he was quitting to focus attention on the "slow strangulation" of Britain's civil liberties after the government won its Commons battle to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.
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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/textbased/news/article-1025992/Shadow-Home-Secretary-David-Davis-stuns-Parliament-resigning-fight-election-strangulation-British-freedoms.html
'It wasn't a moment of madness' insists Davis as Brown brands by-election 'a farce'
David Davis's by-election plan was attacked as a 'farce' by Gordon Brown today as the Monster Raving Loony Party and a former editor of The Sun emerged as the Tory MP's main opponents.
In a bid to exploit Conservative disarray over Mr Davis's impending resignation, the Prime Minister used a Downing Street news conference to declare that the affair was proof the Opposition was as divided as ever.