SIR – Oh dear, I seem to have ruffled a few UKIP feathers. Not only has Mark Starr responded, but Mike Nattrass MEP has responded as well.

I accept what he had to say regarding Ashley Mote and his expulsion from the party. However, it doesn’t say much about their selection procedures that he topped their list in the first place.

As for his comments regarding Nigel Farage, it was a long rant that did nothing to dispel the fact that he had £2 million in expenses. At the end of the day he could have returned such money he judged to be excessive. It’s very difficult to go on about the Brussels gravy train when you are a first-class passenger on it.

Clive Smith,
Malvern Link.