I applaud Hadley Freeman’s attack on the prurient press coverage of Carrie Symonds (Opinion, 12 September), but I am baffled that she is bemused that Boris Johnson’s private life might get in the way of a possible leadership challenge. It is not a question of Victorian moral opprobrium; it is simply that if a politician cannot be trusted by the one person to whom they should be most trustworthy, they cannot be trusted by the electorate.
Anne Bowers
Leeds
• Re Jennifer Henley’s letter (14 September), I actually wrote both letters but reversed the order of the signatures in what was probably a misguided attempt to assure Guardian readers that ours is an equal household, or so Christine has led me to believe. I assure you that we love Lucy and Emily equally.
Richard Mangan
London
• Can Catherine Roome (Perfect hot chocolate without a machine, Letters, 15 September) please tell me the best way to remove boiled-over milk from the revolving plate and trivet of my microwave?
Richard Burtle
Laceby, Lincolnshire
• In common with Tom Carter (Letters, 15 September) I too heard the story of the new minister, but in the version I heard the blue area was Lough Neagh.
Kevin Docherty
Colchester, Essex
• “A cure for insomnia at last? The long read” (Front page puff, 14 September). Well yes, occasionally.
Dan Zerdin
London
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