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NO

62%

YES

38%

■■So there will probably be no

third Heathrow runway now

the environmentalists have

won at the Court of Appeal.

Good. I lived under the

flight path for 25 years and

anyway London is already

well provided for in terms of

airports. I suggest adding a

runway to Manchester and

improving rail networks in the

North to support it.

Is that sufficiently weird for

Boris Johnson and Dominic

Cummings or have the

Northern Powerhouse and

breaking Labour’s “red wall”

just been electioneering?

M J Cobb

Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

■■Twenty-eight games, 26

wins, one draw, one defeat.

How many club benefactors,

chairmen, managers, players

and fans would love to see a

record like that?

Liverpool won’t end the

season unbeaten, but who

cares? That would have been

the icing and sprinkles on the

cake. They haven’t won the

League since 1990 – that’s

been 30 years of hurt and I’m

sure eating that piece of cake

will taste the best, regardless

of missing sprinkles!

A Smith, March, Cambs

■■So it’s going to cost

£20million a year to protect

Harry and Meghan.

I wonder how people on

zero-hours contracts and

those who have to use

foodbanks feel about

spending that amount.

The pair decided to opt out

so they can make millions – so

this is their expense and they

must pay for it.

J White, Bristol

Give North

the runway

How many of our daily pub

quiz brainteasers did you

manage to get right?

1. The North Atlantic


2. 88


3. Gone With the Wind


4. 32


5. Popular music

Pub quiz answers

Yes. Bradley was one of my

faves but the show’s suffered

having to give time to the

companions. Love Jodie and

hope they can give her more

attention in her final season.

Dylan Croll

No. They need to get

someone in with a good

grasp of story-telling like

they did with the series

revival in 2005.

anDrew walker

Yes. It’s great having

Jodie as the Doctor

but I’d like to see a

format more like

the 1970s return.

Steve Cooper

No. Doctor Who’s a sinking

ship. Don’t blame Brad for

leaving.

p ul Jonea S

Yes. I’m disappointed

Bradley’s leaving but

I love Jodie as the

female Doctor. The

show will go on...

Helen Mo SS

Bradley Walsh has announced he’s

to leave Doctor Who after filming a

Christmas special. Meanwhile, the BBC was

forced to defend the show which has seen

ratings plummet from 8 million to 5.5 million.

Is Doctor Who as

good as it used to be?

No. Companions

come and go as they’re

just support for the

Doctor and actors get

bored quickly. They

need to be replaced

by better ones.

JoHn wooD

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This is Chris, my three-year-old boxer/lurcher and

anything else cross. We got him from North Clywd

animal rescue in North Wales after he was found as

a stray at just a few months old.

For me, it was love at first sight. He’s energetic

and playful, and a real social butterfly who loves

playing with other dogs. I wouldn’t change him for

the world - he’s my best friend.

Nathan Swarbrick, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

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pantomime villain. If this is what

the tawdry Tories mean by “taking

back control” then Johnson and his

cronies have duped the electorate.

I despair!

Collin Rossini, Dovercourt, Essex

■ he Priti Patel Home Office row T

is a symptom of what is wrong

with Boris Johnson’s government.

It’s unprecedented for a civil

servant as senior as Sir Philip

Rutnam, who obey a strict code of

silence, to openly accuse the Home

Secretary of being a bully and a liar.

His rejection of a pay-off in

return for his silence comes shortly

after Sajid Javid was forced to step

down as Chancellor after being

ordered to get rid of his aides.

These two incidents surely

reveal the toxic culture of Boris

Johnson’s government?

Eric Thorpe

Salford, Gtr Manchester

■ Regarding the accusations of

bullying by Priti Patel, I can’t say I

am surprised to hear claims she

belittled and repeatedly made

unreasonable demands

of staff, yet still Johnson

defends her behaviour,

stating he has faith in all

members of his Cabinet.

I’m glad Sir Philip

Rutnam has spoken

out. I believe he intends to claim

for constructive dismissal against

the Government. Good for him.

Amanda Brown

Pulham St Mary, Norfolk

■ he civil service is impartial, so T

for a senior member to speak out

against the Government is

unusual.

There is also a ministerial code

for all ministers which Ms Patel

may have broken by making unrea-

sonable or impossible demands,

and it seems she may have bullied

civil servants to get her own way, if

the allegations are true.

She needs sacking and hopefully

Cummings will follow her.

Martin Ayres, Manchester

■ Home Secretary Priti Patel

appears to display a nasty streak in

her approach to politics.

She is very aggressive in her

responses and actions. In my view,

she is unfit to be a minister in the

Queen’s government.

Sandy Kumar, Redhill,

Gtr London

■ he danger in a democracy like T

ours comes when ministers get

over-confident and believe they

have all the answers.

What is worrying is there are

signs the new Tory Government

will not accept different points of

view besides that of the Cabinet.

If Home Secretary Priti Patel is

ruling the Home Office in a

bullying manner, as it is alleged,

then she must go, and go quickly.

There are also indications that

Boris Johnson is attempting to

stifle criticism of himself by

ignoring the Commons Liaison

Committee and banning certain

media outlets from briefings.

Again, this should not be allowed.

Howard Gardner

Sale, Gtr Manchester

■ overnment ministers come G

and go but it is the civil servants

who keep the government machine

and the country running.

They are renowned for their

loyalty to the nation, therefore it’s

unprecedented for a senior civil

servant such as Sir Philip Rutnam

to resign over the alleged bullying

behaviour of Home Secretary Priti

Patel. Ms Patel owes Parliament an

explanation as to what led Sir

Philip to quit. Unfortunately, as

the Tories have a big majority,

she probably won’t be

pressurised into doing so.

Christine Hanks

Woking, Hants

■ see it has only taken a I

couple of months for the

new Tory Government to

resort back to being the

“Nasty Party”. The message

has gone from “Yes Minister”

to “Don’t cross us”, with Priti

Patel apparently playing the

No. 10 has launched a Cabinet Office

inquiry into allegations of bullying by

Priti Patel – which she denies. Senior

civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam quit at

the weekend accusing her of “shouting

and swearing at staff” and is to sue for

constructive dismissal. You say...

If she’s bullying,

Patel must go...

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one of Britain’s big talking points. You can

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Labour’s Chris Bryant’s

scathing assessment of

the Prime Minister...

@RhonddaBryant – Am I the

only one who thinks

Johnson just looks bored by

coronavirus, bored by

flooding, bored by anything

that has the temerity to

interrupt his appreciation

of himself?

Good pluck Ray

Last week’s episode of BBC1’s

Antiques Roadshow has to be

one of the best ever when

session musician Ray Russell’s

guitar – given to him by Beatle

George Harrison and once

owned by John Lennon – was

valued at £400,000

(Mirror, March 2).

It’s always great to

see guests bowled

over at the value of

their treasures –

but this was a rare

moment indeed.

Les Boyd, Sheffield

StRum dO Ray’s

guitar is worth

an amazing £400k

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