Now it’s time to turn fine words into action, Boris

Countless promises have been made by the Prime Minister and co, and now that the General Election is over, we have to see those promises acted upon. Not in several years – we need movement now.

There is currently a political feelgood factor, for many of the electorate at least – the very people who liked Boris’s pledges to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, defend the

NHS and improve education.

Of course Brexit is important, but major investment projects must be launched and the money for such spending simply must be found.

Boris’s promises must not be broken, or our trust in politicians will plummet.

Boris, are you the man to do that? Can we believe in you? Philip Codd, Manchester

I’m sure Boris Johnson’s 80-seat majority – the largest Tory win since 1987 – will be just what the doctor ordered to give Britain its mojo back. David Courtney, Weston-super-Mare

Well done on your victory, Boris, but please don’t hound out Jeremy Corbyn. We need to keep him as leader of the Opposition – that way we will have a strong country for many years to come. David Kirby, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Labour lost the Election because people did not want a Marxist government. In choosing the next leader, they appear to be about to make the same mistake again. Will the Labour membership have the guts to resist it? I doubt it. Michael Bulcock, Wrexham

By sitting tight, moderate

Labour members now have the opportunity to regain the party they lost. But it won’t do them any good – the damage done by Corbyn and his acolytes will keep Labour in the wilderness for many Elections in the coming years. That will be especially true if Boris can demonstrate the benefits of a Conservative government to the regions he has won from Labour this time. C. Humphreys, Bristol

One thing is for certain – the Labour Party needs to fundamentally review its policies regarding the EU if it is to win in the 2020s. Oliver Steward, Norwich

Corbyn claims that he won the argument but lost the Election. I wish my favourite football team could win while losing. John Colbert, Walsall

Scottish political columnist and writer Euan McColm wrote last week about how he wouldn’t blame the English if they supported Scotland leaving the Union. But how about the UK becoming a federation of four independent states, so there would no longer be a Barnett formula, diverting money from England to Scotland? And with Westminster becoming a federal government, Scotland could keep sterling. A. Gordon, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex