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David Davis back in November - the most popular person in the Shadow Cabinet amongst Party members.
Simon Chapman: Have you hugged a hoodie yet?
The chances of that happening are very slight indeed. If I ever did, I’d probably be tempted to hug just a little bit too tightly.
And under this government I would probably get prosecuted.
Richard Weatherill: How does he think that the NuLab charge that the Conservatives are 'soft' on crime/terrorism (e.g. because of our opposition to the 90-day detention without charge proposal) can best be rebutted?
Anyone that thinks I would be soft on terrorism is clearly not of this world. But when we take the fight to terrorists we have to demonstrate that it is they who are seeking to remove freedom and liberty and not ourselves. Conservatives believe that freedoms and hard won liberties must be cherished. Of course there are times when limits have to be put on individual freedoms. So far no one - in government, in the Police or in the judiciary – has been able to prove the case for an increase in the days a suspect can be detained without charge to 90 days. Even John Reid said he saw no case for it, yet it appears to be back on the agenda. It is hard to avoid the suspicion that there are other forces at work.
NigelC: At the last election the Conservatives lost some seats by a handful of votes taken by UKIP, Veritas and BNP candidates when far left candidates stood aside to allow the Labour candidate a free run. Any thoughts on an election strategy to deal with this?
You can never appease fringe parties. Whatever they are offered, they always want more. What we have to do is demonstrate to voters that any vote against the Conservative Party is a vote to keep a discredited Labour government in power. The Conservatives are the only Party to commit themselves to fighting a European Constitution and prevent further powers draining away to Brussels. People in marginal constituencies who are considering voting UKIP should pause before they do so, for by doing that they will be increasing the chances of re-electing a Labour government which would sign up to a European Constitution and eventually join the euro.
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