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07:00 - 30-June-2008
Celebrity conspiracy theorist David Icke has invited David Davis to a debate on Britain's so-called Big Brother state.
In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Mr Icke said he had written to Mr Davis inviting him to discuss the issues in an “atmosphere of mutual respect” ahead of the Haltemprice and Howden by-election on Thursday, July 10.
Last week, Mr Davis wrote to Hull's Labour MPs and every Cabinet minister, challenging them to a debate on the issue of 42 days' detention for terror suspects, after both Labour and the Liberal Democrats decided not to contest the seat.
So far, no one but Mr Icke has come forward to take up the challenge.
Mr Icke, 55, famously ridiculed on Terry Wogan's television chat show after claiming he was the son of God, told the Mail: “If David Davis wants a public debate on the issues, then I will give him a debate on the issues.
“I am not challenging him to a debate because I am not in the business of ya-boo politics, plus I also agree with him on the basics.
“But I am asking for a debate in the constituency so that the issues can be debated – not in a 'me against you' situation, but in an atmosphere of mutual respect.”
The former footballer and BBC sports presenter, who is standing in the by-election under the banner Big Brother – The Big Picture, said: “If he doesn't accept my invitation, I shall be rather taken aback because no other party is giving it to him and I am someone who has done research on this issue in 42 countries.”
Mr Icke, whose views are thought to have the backing of pop singer Robbie Williams, claims to agree with Mr Davis on the issue of 42 days and even hopes the former shadow home secretary “wins by a landslide”.
But he claims Mr Davis' position does not go far enough and the creeping surveillance state has become a global issue.
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