ALTHOUGH set up by Lib Dem councillor Federica Smith, RAFT is not affiliated to any political party.

While agreeing that central government could do more to help with the refugee crisis, RAFT has had tremendous support and co-operation from the local Tory-led administration to enable us to receive and send aid during this humanitarian crisis.

RAFT is a group of ordinary people from all faiths and none and of many political persuasions who just want to do what they can in this desperate situation.

We welcome the acknowledgement of our efforts by Danny Clark-Lowes, written in his capacity as chairman of Taunton Deane Lib Dems, but it does imply that the Lib Dems are running the organisation RAFT, which is untrue.

At RAFT we have always prided ourselves on being a secular, apolitical organisation and our concern is that this letter could give the impression that we are not.

We welcome everyone at RAFT and we are always in need of more volunteers!

DR SARIQA WAGLEY
RAFT Secretary