IN reply to Brian Ledger (Letters, October 17), the Tories will not kill the NHS if they win the general election in 2015.

Under David Cameron’s leadership, the Conservatives will protect the NHS budget for the next Parliament and what Labour and Mr Brian Ledger are saying is nothing more than a cynical scare story.

The Conservatives will safeguard Britain’s free NHS.

Besides this, the Conservatives will scrap Labour’s Human Rights Act in favour or a British bill of rights and draw a red line demand on immigration by renegotiating with the EU.

Terry Smith, Fourth Avenue, Heworth, York.