Sad to hear former mayor has quit Labour

LABOUR IN TROUBLE: Re your front page story on Wednesday, November 19: Former mayor quits Labour.

I would just like to say how sorry I was to read that the former lord mayor has quit the Labour Party. Allan Jones was a very well respected lord mayor and city councillor.

Mr Jones, pictured, was quite right, it beggars belief that Austin House was allowed to close its doors after many years of looking after the elderly. It now stands empty and boarded up so as to stop any more windows being smashed.

I would also just like to say as a councillor Alan Jones was very approachable and would always help you if he could. Which brings me to my question, with this great stalwart of the local Labour party quitting, is the Labour party in this city in trouble?

J M BURKE

Abbey Hulton