Tory MPs’ shameful disloyalty will prove the biggest vote-loser of all

Sir – The Conservatives will lose the next election – not because of Rishi Sunak but because of the disloyalty shown by other members of the party.

Having another leadership contest now would be absolute madness, and it is very worrying that those calling for Mr Sunak to be replaced are unable to see this. Lt Col Jeremy Prescott (retd) Southsea, Hampshire

Sir – I am baffled by the constant sniping at Rishi Sunak. As one of his constituents, I find him to be an excellent MP, and I and many others regard him as one of the best prime ministers we have had in recent times.

He is an original thinker with integrity, courage and a clear vision for a better society. I have met and spoken to him, and, as a result, have changed my political views. I believe and trust him. Not every ill can be placed at his door.

Give the man a chance and allow him to do his job. No more experiments: let us move forward. Bernard Borman-Schreiber Leyburn, North Yorkshire

Sir – Camilla Tominey (Analysis, January 25) quotes a former Cabinet minister: “We know Rishi is absolutely useless but…”

Well, who chose him as leader? Not the grassroots members of the Tory party but the very same MPs who are now privately describing him as useless.

It’s no wonder there have been so many “Don’t know” answers in recent polls of voters’ intentions. The whole Conservative Parliamentary Party needs to get a grip before it disintegrates completely. Frances Braithwaite London SE6

Sir – As a former member of the Conservative Party, I am still inundated with emails from its campaign office.

Each one loudly boasts of “taxes cut” under the Conservatives. I have a business and pay myself from the profit it generates. Since the Tories won their majority in 2015, corporation tax has increased from 20 per cent to 25 per cent, while new taxes on dividends extract a further 8.75 per cent from my income. This hefty chunk is taken in addition to the plethora of increased duties and frozen thresholds.

Either the Tories’ campaign people deliberately lie or they are content to peddle lazy gibberish. Whichever it is, they must believe we are stupid.

Louis Ingram

Ledbury, Herefordshire

Sir – I second Dale Fletcher’s letter (January 26) about Penny Mordaunt. PM for PM. Michael Marks Shobdon, Herefordshire