ON Wednesday, June 17 12 of us from Central Devon joined 9,000 other people to lobby our MPs on important climate action policy at Westminster in London. More than 330 MPs left their offices to meet with constituents but Mel Stride did not appear, despite our having told him in advance that we would be there. What prevented him from spending half-an-hour in the beautiful sunshine with 12 of his constituents? Maggie Stewart, Barnfield, Crediton