Did Boris overstep the mark with his ‘suicide vest’ jibe at Theresa May?

THERE seems to be no close season for Boris Johnsonbashing. His private problems don’t matter — he is calling out the weaknesses of the Chequers plan. Boris has a gift for communicating his views and policies robustly. Why shouldn’t he seek to succeed Theresa May as prime minister? She has let us down by surrendering to the EU at every stage of the Brexit negotiations. JACQUIE PEARCE, Cowes, Isle of Wight. THE permanently offended have objected to comments Boris made about Theresa May’s Brexit strategy wrapping the country in a ‘suicide vest’ and handing the detonator to the EU. If he had said something nondescript, no one would have taken a blind bit of notice. Without the likes of Boris standing up for our country, we would continue to be dictated to by the EU. ERIC CRAGGS, Shildon, Co. Durham. IT SEEMS that Boris has manufactured his own suicide vest and pressed the detonator, marking an end to his prime ministerial ambitions. Thank goodness

we did not have to find out his limitations the hard way. GERRY DOYLE, Liverpool. I DON’T agree with Boris’s choice of words but I do agree with his sentiments. As for his private life, I couldn’t care less.

FAY GOODWIN, Lutterworth, Leics. TRUST Boris to tell it like it is! The dramatic imagery of his statement illustrates the devastation the Chequers plan will inflict upon Britain. Mrs IRIS DAINTON, Louth, Lincs. BORIS Johnson’s ‘suicide vest’ quip sums the man up. It was loud, crass, eye-catching – and essentially hollow. GILLIAN MOORE, Markinch, Fife. IF Boris Johnson keeps up his nonsense, he will lead the Tories – but not into No 10. Split like this, they could be in opposition for as long as it takes Jeremy Corbyn to bankrupt Britain. CHRIS TONER, Glasgow. FORGET the suicide belt. What Boris clearly needs is a chastity belt. TERRY GRIFFIN, Lancing, W. Sussex. POLITICAL commentators suggest voters no longer care about the private lives of politicians and prospective prime ministers. Well, perhaps they should. ALAN SHARPE, Melton Mowbray, Leics. SURELY it would be preferable to have as prime minister Boris Johnson, whose private life is of no concern. He is trying his hardest to deliver Brexit while Mrs May appeases the EU at every turn. Mrs P. PASMORE, Shepperton, Surrey. THE idea that Boris, who has bumbled from one blunder to another, is lining himself up for the job of prime minister is a frightening thought. Of course his personal life matters: if he can’t be trusted with matters close to him, how could we trust him as prime minister? Boris looks after Boris, no matter who gets hurt. P. H. WILLIAMS, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire. I AM not interested in Boris’s personal life or political shenanigans as long as he gets us out of the EU. ELIZABETH ASHTON, Torquay, Devon. IT DOESN’T say much for the rest of our politicians if the best we have to offer is Boris Johnson. JOHN EVANS, Wokingham, Berks.