15 JUNE 1985, Page 20

LETTERS The Policy Unit

Sir: The article on the Policy Unit in the Spectator of 8 June (Andrew Gimson, 'The Guardians of Thatcherism') contains a number of questionable statements about the Unit and its members. But the allega- tion to which I take particular exception is that Peter Warry and I have been leaking information for two months to the Finan- cial Times concerning BL plans. This is totally untrue and is seriously defamatory. It is damaging to us personally and to the Unit, whose work requires the mainten- ance of a high degree of trust between us and other Departments. I must therefore ask you to publish this denial clearly and prominently in your next issue.

John Redwood 10 Downing Street, London SW1