Guardian, London

The shadow home secretary, David Davis, yesterday dramatically and unexpectedly announced that he is to resign as an MP and force a byelection over the government’s 42-day terror detention plan.
Davis, the Haltemprice and Howden MP, made a statement outside the House of Commons at 1pm, taking Westminster by surprise. David Cameron quickly appointed Dominic Grieve, the shadow attorney-general, as his new shadow home secretary.
Cameron described Davis’s move as “courageous” but emphasised that it was a personal one. [Read more]