We need second EU referendum

Sir, - It was with bemusement I noticed an open letter from leftwing Brexiteers attacking those who had called for a halt to Brexit.

In it, without a sense of irony, they pointed to the

A shift in public opinion has already begun, even without a political lead. If both public and political opinion started to shift towards ending Brexit, the route would be opened up to a second referendum

EU as thwarting the desire to create a “better, fairer and more equal society”.

As the negative impacts of Brexit become clearer, with falling living standards, rising inflation, slower growth and lower productivity, it is the poor that will be hit hardest.

This is those same poor the left are supposedly trying to help. Don’t just take my word for it, this is a concern noted by anti-poverty campaigners who have warned of the adverse impact of Brexit on families on low incomes.

The claim that to halt the Brexit process is undemocratic is even easier to address. The soft Brexit that was envisaged by many has now become a pipe dream, replaced by the even colder and harder economic realities of a hard Brexit. The scales are beginning to fall from the eyes of those, who in all good faith, voted for a pain-free Brexit.

A shift in public opinion has already begun, even without a political lead. If both public and political opinion started to shift towards ending Brexit, the route would be opened up to a second referendum.

The political environment in the UK is both chaotic and unpredictable.

If public opinion continues to shift, and more voices speak out, then UK politicians may find themselves pushed towards facing up to the huge damage of Brexit and finally arguing for the UK to think again and to remain.