Where did honesty and integrity go?

DEAR Editor, Everyone knew Health Secretary Matt Hancock had to go. That is everyone apart from Boris Johnson. But on this, he has form, hasn’t he?

He wouldn’t sack Dominic Cummings, though the whole country was outraged. He wouldn’t sack Robert Jenrick when he granted a developer planning permission, saving him millions, a decision he had to later rescind as it was unlawful.

He wouldn’t sack Gavin Williamson after the exams fiasco.

He wouldn’t sack Priti Patel when she was proved to have breached the ministerial code by bullying civil servants.

He has presided over a Government mired in sleaze: lucrative contracts given to friends; jobs for the boys; pork barrel politics of so called ‘levelling up’ funds involving Robert Jendrick, Rishi Sunak and other ministers.

The Ted Hastings (of Line of Duty) quote: ‘When did we stop caring about honesty and integrity?’ has never been more relevant. We should all be ashamed.

Mike Baldwin, by email