There have been 55 British Prime Ministers, and in terms of their personal qualities as human beings any rank ordering would probably place Boris Johnson at or near the bottom.

As well as all the other calamities that beset us at this time - inflation, gas prices, Ukraine - it is the scourge of our age that we have to suffer being governed by this man. Even if the Conservative party finally finds a spine to run up and gets rid of this national disaster, Boris Johnson will cast a long shadow in terms of forever undermining the credibility of those that have chosen to support him.

Of course it’s perfectly reasonable for politicians to defend the positions taken by their government and/or party on matters of policy, but when Tory politicians protect Johnson they are endorsing gross immorality.

Our PM has a Trumpian approach to the truth, dredging a new depth of iniquity with his use of the totally discredited Starmer/Savile internet conspiracy theory. And yet many Tory politicians refuse to follow the models of decency struck by colleagues such as Johnson’s long-term aide Munira Mirza and our ex-PM Theresa May, and like them record their disgust at Johnson’s masterly performance of lying and deceit.

In the future - hopefully a near future which will see the back of Johnson - his supporters will still be in positions of power. Such people will continue to literally have the power of life or death over us, by for example deciding the future of the NHS, legislating for safety standards, and deciding if we go to war.

How can we trust the judgement or honesty of a politician, whether a national figure, local MP or councillor, who thought so little of themselves and their country that they were prepared to support someone who has brought so much disgrace upon us as Boris Johnson?

So next time anyone seeks help and advice from a Tory politician they should ask them what position they took in the current lamentable situation, and draw their own conclusions about that person’s standards of morality from the answer they get.

Ronald McGrath

Langley Way, Watford