SIR – I wish to express my thanks to the electorate of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire who trusted UKIP with their votes in the recent council and Euro elections.

The people of our country have now realised that, despite the attempts of our politicians to conceal the facts, we have been misled for years by a political class which has assumed an absolute right to rule in any way that suits them. The opinions of those who pay their salaries are of little or no consequence.

Voters in this region are among those recognising that and appreciating that the only route for change is to vote UKIP. Many thanks to those who did and helped send myself, Mike Hookem and Amjad Bashir as MEPs to Brussels to fight tirelessly in your corner.

Jane Collins, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire