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HALTEMPRICE & HOWDEN (10th July 2008) |
Conservative
David Davis
First elected as MP for Boothferry in 1987. Government whip and later Minister of State in the foreign officer 1994-1997. He did not serve on the Conservative front bench under William Hague, instead chairing the Public Accounts Committee. He contested the 2001 leadership election finishing fourth.
Conservative party chairman 2001-2002, shadow deputy Prime Minister 2002-2003. He served as shadow Home secretary under Michael Howard and was the clear front runner to succeed him in 2005, but after what was seen as a lackluster conference speech he was eclipsed by David Cameron and ended up finishing as runner up in the 2005 leadership election.
He continued as shadow home secretary until his shock resignation from the Commons over the issue of 42 day detention.
The main themes of his campaign were:
Say NO to 42 days detention.
We need quality rather than quantity when it comes to CCTV cameras.
Scrap the new ID card system and spend the money on a Border Police Force.
