SIR – Recently I received a brochure titled Bradford Labour NEWS which talked about Council funding and was somewhat taken aback by the following statement:

‘In 2013/2014 Bradford received £183 million from Government in grant and they have been told this will be reduced gradually until it gets to zero in 2020’.

If this is correct it is a bit hypocritical to listen to Tory councillors condemning the current ruling Labour group from making cuts and raising the council tax!

Are other readers shocked by this news regarding government grant and does Shipley Conservative MP Philip Davies have any comment to make?

Kevin Hamilton, Roundhill Mount, Cottingley