Dominic Cummings is an intriguing individual. His supposed intelligence (The myth of Cummings’ invincibility is crumbling, 5 September) seems to function for destructive purposes only and utilise well-rehearsed formulas. What are his aims? He also seems to hate the Tory party – he said in 2017 that Conservative MPs largely do not care about poorer people or the NHS – and to have the same feelings about the UK. Could he be using power-blinded Tories, particularly Boris Johnson, as tools to destroy both the Tories and the country?
Margaret Martlew
Sheffield
• We seem to be in a new Boris in Rumsfeldland situation. We have the known unknowns: which Tory MPs will vote against the government? But lurking in the background is the great unknown unknown: what new monstrosity will leap fully formed from the head of Dominic Cummings and slink across Downing Street to “entertain” the rightwing media? Jabberwocky, anyone?
David Spilsbury
Birmingham
• Your article (Protesters’ cacophony takes the mic, 4 September) refers to the “largely inexplicable presence of a man with a glockenspiel playing the Imperial March from Star Wars”. Surely it is obvious that he is a supporter of the Rebel Alliance.
Catherine Billam
Havant, Hampshire
• Question time is rightly named. After watching our new prime minister bluster through his first session, it’s clearly not answer time.
Cherry Weston
Wolverhampton
• Just seen on your website that Jo Johnson has quit the government. Can we expect some fraternal anecdotes from ancient history – Romulus and Remus, Cain and Abel?
John Bailey
St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Et tu, Jo?
William Bullin
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
