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Article: Doubts about Davis; Bagehot.(The leadership credentials of David Davis)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2005
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David Davis wants to lead the Tory party. He needs to be tested first
HAVING decided at an ill-tempered meeting on June 15th to restore to themselves the sole right to elect their leader, Tory MPs will have no excuses if they get it wrong again. Some of them are still fuming about not having an election until after the party conference in October, but the timetable at least makes a proper contest more likely.
The possibility that David Davis might achieve such early momentum that nobody would think it worth their while to stand has thankfully receded: the problem now is that rather too many hats are flying into the ring. Mr Davis is a plausible candidate ...