10 04 24	Former resident 70.29.18.217
The #32 LD target. Davis is a loose cannon, The LDs are surging nationally. LD gain. Yorkshire Post Date: 20 April 2010 By Jonathan Reed FORMER Shadow Home Secretary David Davis says he is ‘happy to serve’ if David Cameron asked him to return to the Tory front bench. Mr Davis has been out in the cold since his shock decision to quit and force a by-election when the Government won a parliamentary vote to allow terror suspects to be detained for 42 days without charge. But campaigning in Devon yesterday, the Haltemprice and Howden MP said: ‘I enjoy being a backbencher. I am perfectly happy to serve if I am needed.’ Mr Davis won his by-election easily after the Liberal Democrats and Labour stood aside, and the 42 days measure eventually had to be shelved after being blocked in the House of Lords. Meanwhile Mr Davis dismissed as ‘daft’ proposals to manage immigration by region and to give minor criminals community justice rather than prison sentences.
	10 04 05	Safe Bets 204.9.162.70
Even when they were losing badly overall, the Tories managed to rack up healthy margin in the area. With their numbers ticking up, this would be one of the earliest seats to be declared blue.