May has played her hand well

Sir, – Is the UK Government really in disarray (“May staring at political devastation”, Courier July 10)?

For the past two years, political commentators have pointed to the divisions in the UK cabinet, predicting these would come to a head at some point.

We now have a situation where the whole cabinet have signed up to an agreed position, and those who feel they cannot support it have resigned and have been quickly replaced.

With Boris Johnson in particular, his ungracious resignation letter and wider buffoonery confirm what we have all known all along, namely that he should never have been in a position of authority in the first place.

He will never find a higher office, not even in the Conservative Party.

We can all agree that we are better off without him.

David Davis was a more rounded character, but his resignation was gracious and honest, as was the PM’s reply to him.

Theresa May has a team around her who are all on the same page now.

If we step back from the political hyperbole for a moment, the path to Brexit looks a lot clearer.

We are going to get a softer Brexit than many might have predicted, and that will suit Scotland in particular just fine.

Mrs May has taken a difficult hand and played it well. That might not be the fashionable thing to say, but it is undoubtedly true.

Victor Clements. Taybridge Terrace, Aberfeldy.