Boris Johnson’s fall

SIR – There is a sadness to the fall of Boris Johnson (Letters, March 24).

His intelligence, charisma and bonhomie were just some of the traits that endeared him to people. His focus on the big issues enabled him to achieve Brexit, oversee the world’s fastest Covid vaccine rollout, and provide first-class statesmanship in his support for Ukraine.

Earlier this week we saw a different man. No longer prime minister, and hauled before a committee of MPS, Mr Johnson appeared downcast and angry. Unfortunately, his good qualities seem to exist alongside an appetite for power without accountability and a casual attitude towards the rules. These things are not easily forgotten. But perhaps, in time, we might forgive him.

David Platts

Newark, Nottinghamshire

SIR – Mr Johnson said the “leaving drinks” at Downing Street at the height of the pandemic were essential for work and boosted morale.

Could he not have extended this leniency to old and sick people, who were left to die alone without their loved ones?

Michael Rosner

Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex