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From Mrs J.R Hereford Sir; How did Richard Balfe get

selected, let alone elected, as a Labour MEP? Almost every word he utters is Conservative philo- sophy. On an MEP's salary and allowances he can afford to make the choices his party den- ies to others. Has he considered resigning? J.R. Hereford

Sufton Court, Mordiford, Hereford