Letter:Sabotage of Britain's role in Europe

Sir: John Major has been widely and rightly commended for his condemnation of two of his junior colleagues for threatening to withhold their support across the "Parliamentary board" in pursuance of a single political object dear to their hearts ("Pork-barrel politics come to Britain", 14 June).

Jacques Santer could surely be forgiven for strongly complaining about HMG holding up the progress of all new business until we get what we want, on a single issue of great importance to us - a solution of the beef crisis.

Sir FREDERIC BENNETT

Machynlleth, Powys