Davis exit: masterstroke or mistake?

Mr Davis surprised Westminster and the Conservative party by announcing he wanted to force a by election in his Haltemprice and Howden constituency over the issue of detaining terror suspects for 42 days without charge.

The Liberal Democrats say they won't be fielding a candidate against him. Labour is also unlikely to stand.

Conservative sources have denied suggestions of a huge rift between Mr Davis and the party's leader, David Cameron, who called Mr Davis's move an "individual decision".

David Davis interview

Shortly after Mr Davis's surprise announcement our political editor Gary Gibbon caught up with him.

Nick Clegg interview

We spoke to the Liberal Democrats Leader Nick Clegg and began by asking him what David Davis had said during a meeting they held last night.

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