Is Theresa May’s Brexit deal an acceptable compromise or a sell-out?

I’M AT a loss to understand how anyone thought we would get a good Brexit deal. It doesn’t matter who’s in charge — May, Rees-Mogg, Gove, Boris, Corbyn — it is not in the EU’s best interests to give us a good deal, so why should they? A Leave vote was always going to lead to a choice between a bad deal or crashing out with no deal. Brexiteers who are blaming May for ‘failing’ in the negotiations are deluded or trying to shift the blame for this sorry mess.

T. NICHOLS, Basildon, Essex. THE Prime Minister is surrounded by a pack of wolves, baying at her heels and looking after their own interests, as well as hoping to have her job. They should be standing shoulder to shoulder with her to ensure her stalwart efforts come to fruition. A. BLANDFORD, Southampton. THERESA MAY is praised for her courage and resilience. More like self-delusion and bloody-mindedness.

R. WINDSOR, Chigwell, Essex. FirST there is ego, then comes hubris, stubbornness and Theresa May. When will she listen to people wiser and more stalwart than her?

W. BANKS, Grantham, Lincs. IT IS tiresome to hear so many critics saying this is not

what we voted for. The Prime Minister had a monumental task to get this far. It’s time to recognise the difficulties and move forward.

ROGER SHERLOCK, Leeds.

iF Mrs May had gone up on to Mount sinai and received the Ten Commandments, on returning she would have faced the baying of fools. Labour would have rejected them without reading them. The snp would complain they did not mention scotland ten times. plaid Cymru would grumble they were not in two languages. The Lib Dems only want to keep the eu graven image. The Tories would be split as to whether there should have been nine, ten or 11 commandments. The detractors have not come up with a proposal that matches what has been agreed, so the prime Minister has no option other than to continue to the end.

THOMAS JAGO, Retford, Notts. WHY complain unless you have a deal that will satisfy all concerned? The only option is for Theresa May’s detractors to put their feelings aside, swallow their pride and take what is available.

M. JEANES, Wilmslow, Cheshire. The prime Minister’s physical and mental resilience have been impressive. sadly for the country, all that energy, care of detail and personal sacrifice have been expended primarily in the hope that a long-divided Tory party will not split. The interests of the country always come second. people voted in the referendum for what looked like an escape from the social problems caused by austerity. But as the un report has revealed, what we have been suffering from is neither eu membership nor the consequences of the financial crash, but ideologically motivated cuts to spending on schools, hospitals, prisons, welfare and the reduction of child poverty. and for the rending of that precious social fabric, no one is more responsible than Mrs May.

JEFF WOOD, Cambridge. DELIVER the Brexit the people voted for? I doubt that Mrs May could deliver a pizza.

D. TROWER, Braintree, Essex. i aGree with richard Littlejohn: ‘The pathetic, defeatist dog’s breakfast of an agreement which Mother Theresa is trying to force down our throats isn’t even worthy of the description “deal”.’ The europeans have been far superior to our negotiators and got the outcome they wanted. our politicians are still arguing among themselves. our stance from the start should have been that we are leaving, take it or leave it, but we would be willing to listen to offers in the spirit of friendship.

HAYDN WILLIAMS, Conwy.