Stay updated with breaking news from Alistair Bishop. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
SIR – Are Britain’s staggering legal immigration numbers (“Net migration to UK hits record high”, report, telegraph.co.uk, November 23) a result of deliberate – but covert – government policy, or just sheer incompetence? It would be useful to know before the general election. Either way, it does not look good for the Conservatives. James Thacker Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Police officers in Trafalgar Square in London SIR – Derbyshire police have harassed people and issued Fixed Penalty Notices for activities that are permitted by the Covid regulations. Failure to distinguish between guidance and statutory regulations indicates a level of incompetence by senior management which surely requires a visit by a member of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. David Over SIR – I wholeheartedly agree with His Honour Charles Wide (Letters, January 11). Law and guidance are separate matters. The former is enforceable and must be followed. I would suggest that governmen...