Betty Boothroyd: We must not shut up in defence of integrity after Sir John Major rebuked Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’ – Yorkshire Post Letters

I TRUST Sir John Major will not heed Sir Bernard Ingham’s unwarranted advice in The Yorkshire Post to “shut up” about the pitiful state of Britain’s frail democracy (The Yorkshire Post, February 16).

Why John Major and past premiers critical of Boris Johnson should take a vow of silence – Bernard Ingham

The more said the better, especially by people with Sir John’s integrity.

Partygate: Betty Boothroyd’s fears for ‘rule of law’ as ex-Speaker backs Sir John Major’s criticism of Boris Johnson

Free speech and respect for the law are the core of British values.

When Betty Boothroyd warns that ‘partygate’ has Britain’s ‘frail democracy’ in a ‘pitiful state’, we must listen – The Yorkshire Post says

Parliament embodies them in its statutes, however hard Downing Street tries to ignore them.

We don’t shut up in 
this country because we 
are told to do so, least of all when our destiny is 
threatened by a shallow interpretation of the obligations of government to foster national unity and respect its institutions.

We shun extremism, listen to the other side but believe in patriotism.

Long may it be so.

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