Injured party
Sir: Prue Leith’s short interlude as a Conservative party member and subsequent resignation underlines a feature of the current membership and the impact of resignations (Diary, 30 July). The Johnson era has seen the continuing decline in party membership brought about by the resignation of many members who were dissatisfied with the evidence of endemic dysfunctionality by the Prime Minister.
The consequence is that the membership is likely to be dominated by Johnson diehards. Liz Truss is certainly focusing on them. Those who did not renew their membership but are still likely to be Conservative supporters in a general election are now disenfranchised. Sir Charles Walker is right to call for an overhaul of this electoral process.
Paul McNamara
Pyrton, Oxfordshire
A return on Rishi
Sir: Your cover showed Rishi Sunak in a ‘mad dash’ (30 July) to persuade the 160,000 Conservative members to vote for him. I have a cunning plan which could help him.
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