Davis responds – Part I

Here are David Davis’ answers to the first 5 questions put forward by CoffeeHousers:

1) Simon Chapman:

“The Conservative Party had won the argument and the moral victory. There are still battles to be fought in Parliament. As Shadow Home Secretary, in the current polls, you had the opportunity in two years time to reverse not only 42 days but the whole erosion of liberty that you have championed. Why, then, did you decide that your resignation was a more effective strategy for your cause and to achieve your objective of civil liberty reform, than the alternative option open to you: staying in your job, leading the parliamentary battle, and then rolling back the legislation as a great reforming Home Secretary?”

We can still achieve that under the stewardship of my excellent successor, Dominic Grieve, but the truth is that the issue runs deeper than incremental reform.

On 11 June, the government passed 42 days detention without charge in the House of Commons.