Give Boris a break: he needed a holiday
IT IS unfair to criticise Boris Johnson for taking a well-earned break. As Prime Minister he has one of the most physically and emotionally draining jobs imaginable. His burdens are particularly onerous with the coronavirus crisis coming on top of the need to complete Brexit. Few people could carry these responsibilities with such good grace. Mr Johnson needed time to refresh mind and body. Churchill took breaks even during wartime. It is also wrong to scapegoat the Prime Minister for every error of judgment made by ministers or public bodies.
ANDREW HUGHES, Durham.
BORIS has nothing to apologise for and deserved his break. At least he used his common sense not to book an overseas jaunt in the knowledge that a quarantine can be imposed rapidly to reduce the risk of a second wave.
R. BRYAN, Morpeth, Northumberland.
IF ANYONE deserves sympathy, it’s Boris Johnson. Just as his premiership was taking off, he was plunged in the morass of Covid-19. This has put the economy on a perilous route despite his attempts to keep us all afloat. Added to that he caught the virus, which nearly laid him at death’s door.
M. FIELD, Guildford, Surrey.
IF ANYONE deserved a holiday it was Boris Johnson. The fact he chose a cottage and tent in this country is even more admirable.
R. GRIFFITHS, Wrenbury, Cheshire.
I WOULD rather have a Prime Minister who is fit to work because he takes breaks than one working 16-hour days.
DAVE WOOD, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.
THE Government response to the exams fiasco was dismal. As a lifelong Conservative voter, I am becoming concerned with policy decisions and poor leadership. Boris is great on the stump and can invigorate an audience, but is that all he is: a cheerleader, not a team leader? Many voters came over to the Conservatives fearing what Labour under Jeremy Corbyn would do to the country and it will take very little for them to revert to their traditional ground. In Keir Starmer, Labour has a leader with far greater appeal. The next General Election may be four years away, but unless Boris cuts out the dead wood from the Cabinet, it could be a one-term Government.
G. HARRIS, Hunstanton, Norfolk.
BORIS seems to have a leadership weakness with regards to sacking minsters who are not up to the job. A team is only as good as its weakest member. Get a grip and be decisive.
BARRY CHANDLER, Exeter, Devon.