Germaine Greer Was the Same As Me 6 Feet Tall and 12 Stone ; David Davis Reveals the Influences That Turned Him From a Poor Boy with a Leftwing Background Into a Leading Businessman, Sas Member and Potential Tory Saviour, the Petronella Wyatt Interview, Review

Mail on Sunday › January 16, 2005

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David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary, bounds towards me as I greet him in his office in the House of Commons.

He motions me to a sofa with a smile.

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Germaine Greer Was the Same As Me 6 Feet Tall and 12 Stone ; David Davis Reveals the Influences That Turned Him From a Poor Boy with a Leftwing Background Into a Leading Businessman, Sas Member and Potential Tory Saviour, the Petronella Wyatt Interview, Review

Mr Davis has a lot to smile about these days. He is the Tory man of the moment. His tenacity helped to bring down Labour titan David Blunkett over the Kimberly Quinn affair.

In a lacklustre Tory Party, Davis is that rare animal, a frontbencher who has managed to impinge himself on the public consciousness. He is talked about as the successor to Michael Howard should his party, as expected, lose the Election. His supporters seem certain Davis will one day be the occupant ...

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