REGARDING the letter in 'Your Views' in the BEN on November 24 from Raja Iqbal. I have never read a letter before that has made me as angry.

Bolton Labour voters take a sharp intake of breath then tear up their Labour party cards. If ever anyone lost more Labour votes by one letter you have Mr Iqbal. There are a lot of Labour voters who do not think there should be unlimited immigration into this small island.

The reason the Tory Party maintained a strict visa policy was for common sense to prevail and keep a reasonable balance between the indigenous population and the immigrants already here. This is why we've had a relatively peaceful co-existence up to now.

Any sensible person can see that the country can't afford to support unlimited numbers of immigrants or asylum seekers of any nationality. There's only so much money in the kitty and if people keep coming in and taking out of the pot when they've not paid in the kitty will soon be gone. Mr Iddon should also consider the other residents of Bolton, not just the ethnic people.

I won't say minority because the numbers he is getting in will soon be the majority. He is gaining the ethnic vote and losing the original Labour voters. Think hard Mr Iddon we have got long memories.

One disgruntled

ex-Labour voter.