
David Davis MP
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Conservative Member of Parliament for Goole and Pocklington
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In 1987, at Loughgall - the greatest single defeat of the IRA by the SAS - eight heavily armed IRA murderers attacked Loughgall police station with a 400-pound bomb and automatic weapons. The SAS shot the eight terrorists dead. One of the IRA members killed was Patrick Kelly. Intelligence linked Kelly personally to at least five killings, including the murders of two UDR soldiers. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, has now promised a sister of this same terrorist a new inquest into the events at Loughgall. One of Patrick Kelly's family have said, "I have never denied that my brother went out to blow up a barracks…. but they were unmanned barracks. He went out to blow up, not to kill." This is absurd. Immediately after the bomb detonated, they fired battlefield-calibre weapons at the building, no doubt in the expectation of killing any policeman who emerged. We should not be facilitating attempts to rewrite history by the IRA at the expense of our veterans.
David Davis MP712,683 views • 6 months ago

The Thirlwall Inquiry was set up to examine events at the Countess of Chester Hospital, following on from the conviction of Lucy Letby. Its terms of reference are built on the assumption of Lucy Letby's guilt. Today, I held an Adjournment Debate on why the Inquiry should have its terms of reference widened to recognise the multiple failings at the hospital. My speech here👇🏻
David Davis MP50,209 views • 18 days ago

The Government is potentially in contempt of Parliament. By failing to publish unredacted documents, they are failing to abide by the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson's appointment as our Ambassador to the US. This is unacceptable, and unless the Government stops the obfuscation, I will raise the matter as a matter of contempt. I reminded the House that the now PM, Keir Starmer, established a precedent for this in December 2018, when he secured a motion holding the then-Government in contempt.
David Davis MP184,386 views • 2 months ago

Tony Blair attempted to impose 90 days detention without charge, and, thankfully, we defeated him. Today, Starmer wants to impose digital ID and effectively abolish jury trials for all offenders, and I appeal to all those who believe in the rule of law to help us stop it.
David Davis MP534,528 views • 8 months ago

Al Carns is absolutely right here 👇 Our veterans in Northern Ireland did nothing but their duty in defeating the IRA terrorists. We cannot now let the IRA achieve their aims through political concessions by persecuting our own soldiers. This element of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill must be stopped.
David Davis MP80,673 views • 1 month ago

For centuries, one of the most important features of Britain's freedom of speech is the absolute right to criticise religion. Freedom of speech is fundamental to everything we have and everything we stand for. I regret Keir Starmer did not make that clear to Mr Ali at PMQs.
David Davis MP558,622 views • 1 year ago

Westminster Bridge. Finsbury Park. Jo Cox. David Amess. All of those attacks were carried out by self-radicalised single psychopaths. The PM is being disingenuous by calling this a new threat. I made this very point to the Home Secretary at yesterday's statement 👇🏻
David Davis MP498,502 views • 1 year ago

The Government's stance on Peter Mandelson's security vetting is inexplicable. It looks to me like the internal machinery of Government is falling apart, particularly in respect of being straightforward with Parliament. Today, I challenged the Prime Minister on why he chose to ignore the advice of the then Cabinet Secretary before appointing Mandelson as our Ambassador to Washington.
David Davis MP63,546 views • 3 months ago

The Government's Troubles Bill is nothing but a pernicious and vexatious attack against our veterans who served bravely in Northern Ireland. Labour is now scrutinising decisions made in split seconds under extreme circumstances, by soldiers doing their duty to their country. Today I read out a statement from Soldier B condemning this lawfare as the Government prepares to carry over this harmful Bill into the next parliamentary session.
David Davis MP57,961 views • 3 months ago

The Good Friday Agreement gave amnesty to countless IRA terrorists in countless ways. The Secretary of State Hilary Benn attempted to claim the opposite, so I laid out for the House exactly how these amnesties worked. He had no answer, so sidestepped the question.
David Davis MP98,575 views • 6 months ago

Republican paramilitaries account for 2,058 deaths during the Troubles. Only 19 IRA terrorists sit in prison today. This Government has promised inquests for families of IRA terrorists, yet what of the families of those the IRA murdered? Yesterday I asked the Secretary of State how many IRA prosecutions he expects under his Troubles Bill. He failed to give me an answer. 👇
David Davis MP86,398 views • 5 months ago