Letters From A Tory Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others.

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Dear Tony McNulty,
As a Home Office minister I can imagine that you are pretty nervous right now.  The vote at 6pm tonight on 42-day detention is going to be very close and I think everyone from all political parties knows that the ramifications of this vote go way beyond the confines of a simple Commons [...]

Dear Tony McNulty,
As Police Minister you have found yourself in a tight spot this morning.  as the National Black Police Association calls for more stop and searches for ethnic minorities.
I’m sure your first instinct as a Labour minister is to pretend that you care about equality and try to appeal to voters by not looking [...]