In reference to Peter Kellner’s article (A harsh lesson for the Tories: you can’t outrun tactical voting, 25 June), I must challenge his assertion that Labour supporters “accept that Ed Davey and the Lib Dems have moved on from the days when they voted for Tory austerity measures”. As a Labour party member, I do not hold such a view, nor do any other party members of my acquaintance. We do not forget that Davey was a member of the cabinet that cut essential public services and depleted the health service so that the impact of the subsequent Covid pandemic was exacerbated.
We also recognise that his party’s political opportunism makes it a potential partner in a future Tory alliance, noting that it has an established track record for this in local government, as in the case of Leeds city council between 2004 and 2010.
John Lynch
Leeds
