Fitzy is finding 'going tough'

Market trader Eamonn Fitzpatrick has been pounding the streets of Haltemprice and Howden since submitting his nomination form, speaking to voters before tomorrow's election.

He said: "Campaigning is very tough at the moment. There's not a lot of interest. The word on the street is that it's a meaningless election.

"I honestly think David Davis is going to get a shock up here. He's going to show the Tories up.

"It's a Conservative stronghold and he's going to win it without a doubt, unless a miracle happens. But the constituents can't understand what he's done and why he's sticking up for these people."

Mr Davis, who was Shadow Home Secretary, triggered a by-election last month when he resigned his Commons seat in protest at the decision to allow 42-day detentions for terror suspects.

Fruit and veg man Mr Fitzpatrick said: "A lot of people are with me on this 42 days treatment, people are in favour of it. I think it's a reasonable request from reasonable people.

"I'm disappointed with Bob Geldof and Tony Benn for supporting David Davis.

"He's no freedom fighter and I think he's bluffing it. I think he's going to get about 10,000 votes because there's a lot of bad feeling up here for him wasting public money. The electorate recognises it's an exercise in personal vanity."

'Fitzy' predicted the Green Party would come in second, with Lib Dem voters also supporting them.

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