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SIR – The Prime Minister’s announcement last week of £75 billion in new defence funding (“War footing as Sunak ramps up defence spending”, report, April 24) was welcome, if overdue. The British electorate now has a clear choice on whether to put defence of the realm at the top of its priorities. However, Con Coughlin (Comment, April 25) was right to highlight the urgent need for a comprehensive defence review. A balance must be restored between machines and manpo...

SIR – Rishi Sunak has negotiated an agreement, in the form of the Windsor Framework, that has required the EU to give significant ground while getting nothing in return.

SIR – I come from a family of hard-working, tax-paying middle-England Conservatives.

SIR – I was saddened but not surprised to read that the Civil Service has asked its employees to hold “festive celebrations” rather than the age-old tradition of a Christmas party (report, December 11).

SIR – Laura Donnelly (Analysis, November 3) discusses the problems that the NHS faces, and their origins in the Covid lockdowns.

SIR – Allister Heath is right to identify the NHS as a major problem for the Government (“The NHS is slowly suffocating British conservatism – and Sunak knows it”, Comment, October 26).

SIR – I am disappointed to see the latest Ofgem tactic in the energy debate (report, October 7).

SIR – What we need from the 1922 Committee in order to choose the new leader of the Conservative Party are not hustings.

SIR – Why did Boris Johnson risk being caught out – yet again – when responding to questions about Chris Pincher’s history?