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His grandfather was a Communist, and he was born to a single mother living in council housing, but David Davis (AMP 96, 1985) has grown up to become a leading figure in Britain’s Conservative Party. His humble origins may give him broad national appeal to go along with his macho image and rugged appearance: He’s broken his nose three times, once playing rugby, then accidentally in a swimming pool, and yet again, it is said, in a fight. He’s a former member of Britain’s elite SAS commando outfit and an extreme-sports enthusiast who “enjoys cartwheeling out of aircraft into parachute jumps, mountain climbing, and flying light aircraft — clearly not a man to mess with,” opined BBC News Online (September 29, 2005).
Of his party’s future, Davis said, “Modern Conservatives will show that we are not in politics for ourselves. We are not here to defend privilege or accept the status quo. We have a real purpose to change Britain and improve lives.”
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