of Māori people. In August 2018, he called for a change to "a level of imprisonment that is simply devastating our Māori whānau and communities". Fourth term, 2020–present In the 2020 general election, Davis was re-elected in Te Tai Tokerau by a margin of 8,164 votes, defeating the Māori Party's candidate Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. On the night of Labour's election victory, Davis attracted online criticism after he delivered a victory speech mocking National Party leader Judith Collins, with critics describing it as "despicable", "ungracious" and "disgusting". On 2 November 2020, Davis was allocated third place in Prime Minister Ardern's Cabinet, retaining his portfolios as Minister for Māori Crown Relations and Minister of Corrections, while picking up those of Minister for Children and Association Minister of Education with responsibility for Māori Education. That same day, Davis indicated that he would not be seeking the role of Deputy Prime Minister, a position usually held by the deputy leader of the senior coalition party or the leader of a coalition partner. Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First, had served as Deputy Prime Minister during the first term of the Sixth Labour Government but had lost his seat in the 2020 election. During the Waikeria Prison riots that occurred between 29 December 2020 and 3 January 2021, Davis declined to issue public statements on the grounds that doing so would encourage other prisoners to take similar action and that he wanted to leave the response to experts. The Corrections Minister's silence during the five-day standoff drew criticism from the National Party's Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown and Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, with the former criticising Davis' alleged lack of leadership and the latter saying that the prisoners were protesting their right to basic needs such as clean water, insufficient clothing, and washing facilities. Following the prisoners' negotiated surrender on 3 January, Davis disputed the prisoners' claims that the unrest had been sparked by inhumane and unhygienic conditions at the prison. He also said that "[the men] damaged property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they put their own lives and the health and safety of staff and other prisoners at risk." In September 2022, Davis in his capacity as Minister of Oranga Tamariki (the Ministry of Children) made remarks during a Parliamentary debate telling the ACT Party's children spokesperson Karen Chhour to "enter the Māori world" and stop looking at the world