Boris Johnson was mauled and annihilated on Good Morning Britain

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The PM’s interview showed him as he is (Good Morning Britain/ITV)

Boris Johnson was mauled and annihilated on Good Morning Britain and his interview showed him as he is. A charlatan and liar who does not not deserve to serve as prime minister. If he wishes to serve the British people and get on with the job he should just resign! Or perhaps we can arrange a free transfer for Johnson to Ukraine via Rwanda while his paperwork is processed? But the danger is they would find out he is a fraud.

Gordon Ronald

Hertfordshire

Susanna Reid tried hard to pin Boris Johnson down this morning but actually, you can’t. Why? Because he is a skilled orator of the British language and combines this skill with his smoke and mirrors “leadership” approach encompassing U-turns – and the country falls for it.

The “established” interview plan starts with a nice man smile – he listens to the first question about his failure to address a serious issue, then replies about what “we” have done, and rattles off a pack of lies until the time runs out. It always works for him – interviewers have no chance, because they are not strong enough to tell him shut up and answer the question.

Yes, Johnson is a Macron “clown” because he thinks it is great to annoy Putin by fuelling an unwinnable death-and-destruction war, when what he has actually done is put our country at the top of a ruthless, unstable and desperate man’s list.

Putin is of the mind that he will win at any cost: he warned Ukraine that he would destroy their country and its people if they didn’t withdraw their application to become a member of Nato (who also should have heeded the warning), but they ignored the warning and now their country is a pile of rubble with its people either tortured or dead.

Johnson, also, has not only ignored Putin’s warning but encouraged it – which does not bode well for the future of the UK. Appeasement is the only way of stopping the Ukraine carnage and World War Three.

Colin Jane

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Beware a humiliated Putin

It’s far from certain that Russia will not be driven out of Ukraine. It seems that Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile weapons may have rusted to their rails through maintenance neglect caused by economic pressure (evident in other parts of their lack of military preparedness). Putin is unlikely to take the humiliation of a defeat in Ukraine without a final destructive act of defiance, by attacking major cities with tactical nuclear weapons which he has readily available, and which his generals will willingly use. Such a final act may also be the harbinger of his own downfall.

Richard Lloyd

Dunfermline

Which ‘freedom’ is the US fighting for?

Is the US that’s currently fighting a proxy war against Russia in the Ukraine in the name of “freedom”, the same US which is preparing to deny women the freedom to choose to have a safe, legal abortion if they want one?

Sasha Simic

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Snooker loopy

Although Monday’s World Snooker Championship final didn’t have the nerve gangling tension of the semi-finals due to a poor display by Judd Trump and an argument between the referee and Ronnie O’Sullivan, it still produced wonderful entertainment. Since Barry Hearn started orchestrating management of the game there has been an improvement in its professionalism, standard of play and better rewarded the players and support staff. But the real benefit for snooker and viewers is that many more young people consider it to be a worthwhile career to follow. The number of professionals seems to grow each year and we are lucky enough to see young players from many different countries playing in Britain. Well done Barry Hearn and his team for revitalising this wonderful game which brings pleasure to millions of people worldwide. Also, the BBC for televising the sport for so long, your coverage of events is excellent.

Keith Poole

Basingstoke

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Falkland Islanders must determine their own future

Falkland Islanders, just like people the world over, have the right to determine their own future, after all, self-determination is a fundamental right, enshrined in article one, paragraph two of the Charter of the United Nations. In 2013, Islanders exercised that right to self-determination when 99.8 per cent of them, on a turnout of 92 per cent, voted in favour of remaining a UK Overseas Territory.

This remains the settled view of Islanders, many of whom can trace their roots in the Islands back through nine generations. According to your article, the clearly expressed wishes of Falkland Islanders should not be considered, and decisions about their future should be discussed at a bilateral level between the UK and Argentine governments and then imposed upon Islanders, whether they like them or not.

Fortunately, successive UK governments have taken a different approach and placed Islanders right to self-determination at the very heart of their relationship with the Falkland Islands. As the foreign office recently stated: “The future of the Falkland Islands is one that only the people of the Falkland Islands should decide.” Falkland Islanders continue to be profoundly grateful for the strong support of the UK in acknowledging Islanders’ right to self-determination and choice to remain a UK Overseas Territory, particularly the UK’s military intervention to restore our freedom in 1982 and continued presence in the islands today.

This year we mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands. As well as commemorating the sacrifices of 1982, it is an opportunity to look to the future. We are calling this year “Looking Forward at Forty” – making it a time to reflect on the achievements that have been made with our hard-won freedom, and to look forward to the next 40 years. Today, the Falkland Islands is a forward-looking community of more than 3,200 people, with a growing and increasingly diverse population. Locally elected politicians are responsible for all matters, other than defence and foreign affairs, and the Falkland Islands government funds all its own activities without any recourse to the UK taxpayer. Far from being colonial, our relationship with the UK is a modern and mutually beneficial partnership based on the principle of self-determination and something we can all be proud of.

Richard Hyslop

Falkland Islands

Government representative to the United Kingdom and Europe