Philip Davies, MP who ‘openly supports Trump,’ sees election as victory against ‘liberal metropolitan elite’ Philip Davies, an MP who has been the most vocal about supporting Donald Trump’s candidacy for US President, has hailed […]

Philip Davies, an MP who has been the most vocal about supporting Donald Trump’s candidacy for US President, has hailed his win as a victory against the “liberal metropolitan elite”.

“In his political campaign he was taking on the establishment, and was taking on all the orthodoxies of the establishment” Philip Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley The i newsletter cut through the noise Email address is invalid Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription.

Mr Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley, told BBC 5Live’s Emma Barnett: “In [Trump’s] political campaign he was taking on the establishment, and was taking on all the orthodoxies of the establishment.”

“He faced the same things that many people in this country have faced when they start talking about issues like immigration,” said Mr Davies. “They get a pasting, being called racist and actually he was clearly articulating many of the concerns that people across the country had.”

“Hillary Clinton represents everything I hate about politics”@PhilipDaviesMP: The only MP to openly support Trump https://t.co/HGkTgjpMZ5 — BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) November 9, 2016

Asked whether he was the only MP to support Mr Trump, he said: “I’m probably the only one who openly said it. I’m sure there are others who privately thought it.”

What other MPs think of Trump: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg told the BBC in September that he would “almost certainly” vote for him, but in light of later controversy said he would abstain. In June Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith said he believed reports that Mr Trump was “a very decent man,” but his office later clarified that he had not made a formal endorsement. Michael Fabricant, another Conservative MP, said in May that he thought Mr Trump could be “a great president,” but he did not necessarily agree with what he said, and if he became president he would be advised differently.

Political correctness

Mr Trump’s campaign in the face of political correctness was the principal reason for Mr Davies’ support, according to an article he penned for the right-wing website Heat Street in September.

In the article, Mr Davies claimed to have been fighting a similar battle for years in the British Parliament.

The MP made it clear that he did not support all of Mr Trump’s policies, such as banning Muslims from entering the United States.

He said: “Just because you support somebody doesn’t mean you agree with them on everything. Elections are a choice – you have a choice between two people and the question is which of the two do you think would be the best. It doesn’t therefore follow that you’ve got to agree with everything that that person says.

‘Clinton was an awful candidate’

Much of the interview concerned Mr Trump’s defeated opponent Hillary Clinton. Mr Davies said: “Hillary Clinton was just an awful candidate. I couldn’t possibly have voted for Hillary Clinton, possibly if she was the only candidate on the ballot paper.”

Hillary Clinton was just an awful candidate. I couldn’t possibly have voted for Hillary Clinton, possibly if she was the only candidate on the ballot paper,” he said. Philip Davies

“She represents everything I hate about politics and politicians.”

His view on Mr Trump’s future relationship with Britain and with Prime Minister Theresa May was optimistic.

“I suspect that Donald Trump is far better for the UK than Hillary Clinton would have been,” Mr Davies said.

“She was of course part of the people in America that wanted to put the UK at the back of the queue for a trade deal, whereas Donald Trump has been clear that he supports the fact that we left the European Union.

“I’m sure Theresa May will work very closely with Donald Trump. It is her duty to do so, and she will fulfill that duty.”