Armchair generals

yeS, Matt Hancock was foolish to trust Isabel Oakeshott with access to his Whatsapp account — but who hasn’t sent messages that they wish they hadn’t?

Let the critics publish their texts, warts and all, and see how perfect they are.

Mr Hancock is only human and he was trying to do his best when no one knew the most effective way to deal with the Covid crisis.

as usual, the armchair generals have brilliant strategic hindsight. ROGER FOWNES, Bromsgrove, Worcs.