SIR – Net migration increased by a massive 3.6m during the 13 years of Labour rule due to their lax controls of our borders with their open-door policies. No wonder we have continued to suffer the consequences.

Then consider the spendthrift nature of that Labour government, and the dreadful state of the country when they were voted out of office in 2010.

Surely we cannot risk current economic recovery by handing control back to people who simply do not deserve another chance at the moment. Let’s see where we are in another five years time before putting all the hard earned progress in jeopardy.

Bob Watson, Springfield Road, Baildon