Coalition Government
In May 2010, it was revealed that David Cameron wanted to invite Davis and other right-wingers such as Michael Howard and Iain Duncan Smith into his Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition cabinet. However, Davis refused and remained a critic of the government on its stance on tuition fees, child benefit, capital gains tax, and penal reform. Nonetheless, he praised Nick Clegg on Question Time, for his determination. He offered critical commentary on the coalition in a BBC interview in March 2012.
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