SIR – One of life’s little certainties is that if anyone dares to critisise UKIP in any shape or form there is the inevitable response from Mark Starr. I was not to be disappointed.

However as ever he did not tell the whole story. He is correct in stating that all MEPs automatically receive expenses on the scale that he referred to. What he failed to tell your readers is that large numbers of them return signicant amounts rather than pocket the lot as Nigel Farage did.

To conclude, his response to my letter is one more example of a UKIP activist not letting the facts get in the way of a good rant.

CLIVE SMITH,
Malvern Link.