May and her ministers have destroyed lives with her 'hostile environment'

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The PM on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday (PA)

I saw Theresa May interviewed on The Andrew Marr Show. She refused to answer questions about how many people have been wrongly affected by HER hostile environment policy such as how many died, lost jobs, homes and so forth, and refused to apologise except for the bureaucratic “errors”.

Like IDS & McVey and all those suicides, she neither knows nor cares. Neither do Javid or Raab. All of them have betrayed humanity in the worst ways.

R Kimble
Leeds

Yes minister!

As we now appear to have a minister for stockpiling food, I thought I would suggest the next appointments for Ms May. Firstly, a minister for gridlocked roads (has to be Chris Grayling); a minister for the sheer amount of wasted public money for over two years and still going (Liam Fox), and last but not least, a minister for a glorious future tomorrow (Boris Johnson).

Next year, we shall possibly see a minister for turning around our position as second biggest laughing stock in the developed world… Sir Keir Starmer?

Robert Boston
Kent

The government doesn’t create crime, people do

I know that it’s popular and usual to blame the government for everything bad. But unless it’s the government itself committing violent crimes, isn’t it criminals who are responsible for crime rates?

Mark Thomas
Histon

Easy dressing for the elderly?

I was pleased to read about Marks & Spencer launching a new range of easy-to-wear clothing for children with disabilities – but what I would love to see is the same sort of range for the elderly, or any adult that has difficulty dressing. My elderly father has difficulties with buttons and I would love to find decent looking trousers that have an easy stretch waist that he can pull up. Jogging bottoms look appalling on a man who has always dressed smartly. I have also struggled to find a long sleeved polo shirt that could take the place of his casual brushed cotton shirts and their multitude of buttons.

Please M&S take note!

Sally Nicholas
Address Supplied

An allergy labelling solution

A simple interim solution to the non-labelling of potentially lethal ingredients would be a to put a red sticker or spot on the packaging of any product containing known allergens, with a corresponding code letter to identify which allergens are present in a particular product. E.g. “S” for sesame, “P” for peanuts, “D” for dairy etc. Very simple and could be extended to menus too.

It could be implemented within days, would incur almost no cost to the retailer and, far more importantly, would give an immediate and obvious warning to the buyer to be cautious and check that product.

It may not be the best long-term solution but is a lot better than simply doing nothing in the short to medium term.

Judith Barrow
Bournemouth