Bearing in mind what a wonderful job Conservative MPs have made of running the country, I am staggered to hear that anyone wishes to employ them, especially to give advice and guidance (MPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year, 6 August). I imagine they listen to what they say and then do the opposite.
David Gent
Dartmouth, Devon
• We’re used to Tory ministers taking policy decisions that benefit their friends and perhaps ultimately themselves. But the news that Kwasi Kwarteng’s brief period as chancellor has left him financially worse off is surely a first (Kwasi Kwarteng admits mini-budget turmoil affected his mortgage, 6 August)?
Keith Flett
Tottenham, London
