UNTIL recently I was in favour of leaving the EU, but after great thought my mind has changed. Now I favour staying.

But things have certainly got to change. We pay ridiculous amounts to be in the EU and that certainly needs to be reduced.

When Margaret Thatcher was in power, she negotiated a good deal for this country. However, under Labour, Tony Blair gave too much back to the coffers of the EU. This money now needs to come back into our Treasury, plus a reduction of further payments due.

This is just one thing that needs to be got right. It is no matter which party gets in at the General Election, whoever forms the Governments needs to get our problems with EU sorted out as a priority.

Tom Mitchell, Mendip Close, Huntington, York.