Exit from No 10

sir – Can someone please explain to me how the Prime Minister being forced to stand by and watch his key Brexit allies forced out of their jobs (report, November 13) is him “taking back control”?

If – as many of us now fear – we end up with a fudged Brexit in name only, it will be the end of the Tories. The Conservatives were given a clear mandate at the last general election and have no excuse not to deliver on their promises.

Frederick Hill

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

sir – The time is never perfect for internal changes in a democratic country’s government.

The United Kingdom (I am not sure if this title is still valid) is about to experience the full effect of Brexit, and considerable changes are now needed in the approach to the pandemic. A new team is required, putting Boris Johnson centre stage.

Barrie Sullivan

Plymouth, Devon

sir – I have wondered for some time now why Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister’s chief adviser, is always in the gunsights of the press, the civil service and many MPS. Could it be that they are uncomfortable and jealous because he is more astute than them in pointing out Whitehall’s failings? Could it also be down to their idea of punishment for his part in helping to win the Brexit referendum?

With his departure from No 10, I assume things will soon revert to “normal”, with inept civil servants blocking the wishes of the elected Government and leaving the majority of the country overlooked by the London elite.

Gill Broadbent

Wimborne, Dorset

sir – This Government is certainly proving to be a match for Dad’s Army in terms of entertainment value.

Peter H York

Daventry, Northamptonshire