Good way to rebuild the nation

Lockdown was necessary, but it will leave the Government with a huge deficit. However, it is refreshing to read that Boris Johnson intends to head off a bad recession with a rebuilding programme. It may be the only way to kickstart the economy. Nick Fletcher, Malton, North Yorkshire

Now that Boris Johnson appears to have abandoned austerity in favour of Keynesian economic policy, how will the free-marketers within the Tory Party feel? John Jones, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex

Well done, Boris, for not handing the next Election to Labour with another five years of austerity. The only ‘Tory cuts’ this time around should be to red tape. Roy Daniels, Luton