At least we might see the end to the rumbling turf war between the Treasury and No 10

sir – It’s high time that the Treasury and No 10 shared the same set of advisers in order to avoid the sort of rumbling conflict seen for years at the highest levels of government, not least under Theresa May. It creates damaging uncertainty.

One hopes that Rishi Sunak, the new Chancellor, will do what Sajid Javid failed to do, and waste no time in ruling out wealth taxes – the sort of nonsense that the Labour leadership contenders are falling over themselves to promote. Tim Coles

Carlton, Bedfordshire

sir – It’s a pity to lose Sajid Javid, but, since the days of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the Treasury and successive Chancellors have taken far too much upon themselves. There is room for only one Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson has done what Mr Blair should have done with Mr Brown and saved us all a load of grief. Bill Winckworth

Louth, Lincolnshire sir – Perhaps a repeat of the Barberheath boom-and-bust scenario has been avoided. Richard Portham

Marshland St James, Norfolk

sir – If the change in Chancellor and his advisers really is a move by Boris Johnson to meld the Treasury into a more unified government, it is to be welcomed. For too long, governments of all colours have accepted the absurd concept that the Treasury is entitled to sit apart from the rest of government with a chancellor following his own policy while the prime minister tries to run government policy.

Mr Johnson must be seen as primus, but if we are to have good government the rest of the Cabinet must be pares. John Sheridan Smith

Southampton

sir – Is it now time to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with Dominic Cummings? Andrew Dyke

London N21 sir – One thing that is clear from the forced resignation of Sajid Javid is that, at last, we have a Prime Minister who is in control and is afraid of no one. David Kidd

Petersfield, Hampshire

sir – The City of London generates nearly 11 per cent of the Government’s tax receipts and is vital for the financing of the Prime Minister’s plans for HS2, revitalising the North of England, the health service and policing.

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, worked for Goldman Sachs, then for a hedge fund and he has also co-founded an investment firm.

He will, I am sure, be fully aware of the importance of the United Kingdom’s financial services sector and I hope that he will ensure it is fully protected in the forthcoming negotiations with the European Union. IG Burton

Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead sir – If the former Chancellor’s special advisers were responsible for starting the rumours of wealth and mansion taxes, it is unsurprising that the Prime Minister insisted that they be dismissed.

Although the stories were probably being used as a smokescreen for other measures, they caused the Government and the Conservative Party significant estrangement from their natural supporters. No 10 and No 11 should be at one on such significant issues. Michael Staples

Seaford, East Sussex

sir – I am told every day at breakfast that, despite much resistance, when Margaret Thatcher lowered taxes the tax-take went up.

Our Prime Minister might read this, which would enable me to enjoy my breakfast and save our lovely MP receiving a further letter from my husband. Virginia Leigh Pemberton

Wormshill, Kent