"The Conservative Party was tonight reeling from the extraordinary resignation of one of their most senior frontbenchers to fight an unprecedented "single-issue" by-election
"David Davis, a right-winger and one of the Tories' political heavyweights, stunned Westminster by announcing he was quitting as both an MP and Shadow Home Secretary to fight against the Government's "strangulation" of British freedoms.
"Mr Davis, who lost the 2005 Tory leadership contest to David Cameron, has been the driving force behind Tory opposition to Gordon Brown's plans to extend detention without charge for terrorist suspects from 28 to 42 days...
"...He reportedly threatened to resign unless Mr Cameron agreed to oppose the proposals, which were narrowly passed by Parliament last night. The Bill is expected to face a tough ride in the House of Lords before becoming law."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4120459.ece
Friday, June 13, 2008
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