YOUR ANGER OVER BREXIT BETRAYAL
Surrender. Stitch-up. Ever since Chequers, letters have poured into the Mail. And almost every one is scathing
THE after-shocks continue from Theresa May’s Brexit deal agreed at Chequers last Friday. Ministers resigning, Trump saying Britain is ‘in turmoil’, and a reported surge in public demand to quit the EU. No wonder Mail readers have been writing to us in huge numbers. Here’s a selection of your letters ... Not only has the Chequers agreement betrayed the electorate, it also shows that the Government has lied over the past two years.
the only way the position can be remedied is if Conservative MPs send in their letters of ‘no confidence’ in the Prime Minister.
Ken Shuttleworth, St Albans, herts. theresa May has clearly never been up to the job as Prime Minister. she has deceived us many times in order to make sure we don’t leave the EU. how could we expect anything else from someone who has always believed we should remain?
Diane Randall, london. I would suggest Mrs May picks up one of the taxi firm cards she so rudely laid out for disobedient colleagues at Chequers last Friday. It is time for her to go.
M. Gavin, by email. From Philip hammond to dominic Grieve to anna soubry, those who want to overturn the Brexit vote must be celebrating. the plan proposed by theresa May (and olly robbins, her chief Brexit negotiator) will only satisfy those who want to remain in the Eu. on what democratic planet is the winning side in a referendum told that it must accept defeat? on Planet olly, perhaps. Martin Burgess,
Beckenham, Kent. the agreement that came from Chequers manifestly fails to implement the referendum result. Fine distinctions are being drawn with the only intention of deceiving the electorate. It has all the hallmarks of a deceitful politician realising that the only way forward is to make sure the electorate don’t realise they are not getting their independence back.
Ian Geering, QC.
ACCORDING to Mrs May’s Christian doctrine, ‘the meek shall inherit the world’. It looks like they have made a start with the Tory Party.
Rod Mitchell, Sudbury, Suffolk. I really thought our Brexit vote meant something until I heard the news coming out of Chequers. how naive of me.
Michael Butterfield, Devon. the majority of those attending the talks at Chequers on Brexit were staunch remainiacs. No wonder we have been stitched up. Adrian Bonnington,
northampton. I Feel sure that whatever expletive Boris Johnson used to describe the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting at Chequers would be echoed by myself and the 17.4 million voters who expected to leave the EU.
we are being double- crossed and ignored by the traitors in the tory Party. so much for the will of the people. democracy is dead in this country. Kate Manning, wittersham, Kent.
AFTER the appalling debacle at Chequers, it seems that the Tory Party membership must surely melt away. John Pritchard, ingatestone, essex.
I Used to admire Mrs May, with her poise, style and strength of character. I wholeheartedly believed in her, right up to the Chequers meeting, when she chose to sell the British people who voted leave down the river. I now realise she has misled the people for the past two years. that is unforgivable.
Marjorie, address supplied. after hiding behind the settee throughout the EU referendum campaign and then crawling into the Premiership, theresa May has finally revealed herself as the Quisling for our times.
J.P. Wallbank, ravenstone. the Chequers Cabinet meeting highlighted what we always suspected: that our MPs always put their personal career ahead of duty. I — and I suspect a lot of others — are now looking for a new party to vote for.
Ken Webb, Bardsey, w. Yorks. as theresa May has decided to pursue a policy of Brexit in name only, I cannot continue to be a member of the Conservative Party. It is the Prime Minister who should resign, not Boris Johnson et al. If we do not leave the EU completely, we will lose the opportunity to make trade agreements throughout the world. Business leaders will hold no prisoners in their anger at lost opportunities.
Michael Fennelly, west worthing, w. Sussex. Fear not, our PM’s still flying the flag for Brexiteers. Unfortunately, it’s the double-Cross of st George. Vincent hefter, richmond, Surrey.
THERESA MAY has let us all down and I will never trust her again. If she is not replaced fast, the consequences could be dire. After all, the alternative is the Labour mob. Marilyn Cook, address supplied.
the day after the Chequers meeting, I felt utterly betrayed and emailed my MP to tell him so. he just happens to be dominic raab, our new Brexit secretary.
I had previously emailed him voicing my concerns about the Prime Minister’s approach to Brexit. he replied with a copy of one of her
‘Brexit Means Brexit’ speeches. In my latest email to him I pointed out how hollow those words now ring. Kevin Wheelan,
Surrey. The Tory Party is being destroyed by the arrogance and dishonesty of Remainers who have merely pretended in their public utterances to accept the will of the people.
Do the Tories really wish to be destroyed by the cowardice of Theresa May? Margaret Thatcher did not become leader by such pusillanimity on this scale. Gerald Morgan,
address supplied. I have worked with several european companies and have many european friends. They are just like us: peace-loving, friendly, likeable and caring.
On the other hand, the EU leaders hold us in contempt. Why can’t the establishment understand that we are fed up with them? If the Conservatives do not deliver on Brexit, they will not have my vote going forward. Tim McMillan, address supplied. After Chequers, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so betrayed. We won the referendum, but never have we felt more like the losers. All consideration has been given to those who voted Remain. iris Moody,
by email.
AS A young police constable, I monitored polling booths when the public voted us into the Common Market. Personally, I have always been against the EU. We must be free to decide our own laws and trade rules. I voted for a complete Brexit, not the fudge it has become. It is time for a leader with backbone. david Barton-smith, normanby by Spital, lincs.
These are frightening times. The Chequers proposal has made it likely we will become a vassal state to the EU. Mrs May and the Remainers are laughing at democracy and enjoying every moment. The electorate count for nothing in their eyes.
John Fleet, address supplied. The soft Brexit approved at Chequers has all the hallmarks of a Prime Minister who voted to remain in the EU and has filled her Cabinet with a large majority of Remainers. Unfortunately for the UK, this Brexit does not mean Brexit. Brian Mason, Swadlincote, derbyshire.
SO TWO of the most outspoken Remainers, Anna Soubry and Nicky Morgan, are backing Theresa May on her Chequers Brexit plan? That can’t be good for Leave voters. Paul Lawrence, ruislip, Middlesex.
What is the point of voting at all if no one is going to listen? We are left confused and upset by the way things are going, with no faith in our leaders.
dave and Polly Jury. The contempt with which Mrs May and her beloved Remainer civil servants are treating the majority who voted for Brexit is contemptible.
Nigel Holt, address supplied.
I RESPECTFULLY suggest that Theresa May consult England manager Gareth Southgate on how to build a team of players who are only too willing to play for her, however small a part she asks of them.
Gareth has made a point of speaking individually to all team members, praising them and giving advice. This has resulted in him gaining their confidence and respect, inspiring their combined effort to play their best for him and our country.
P. L. UPSON, Braintree, Essex.