Voters will hold Cameron responsible for reneging on his EU pledges

SIR – The European Court of Justice has ruled that Britain cannot deport the daughter-in-law of the hate-preacher Abu Hamza because of human rights laws (report, February 6).

In The Daily Telegraph on March 15 2014, David Cameron pledged that a key factor in negotiating reforms with the European Union would be to make sure that “our police forces and justice systems [are] able to protect British citizens, unencumbered by unnecessary interference from the European institutions”.

It would appear our Prime Minister gave up on this particular promise, along with his pledge to cut the EU red tape that is strangling British business.

Ron Matthews

London SE13

SIR – Much as I like and admire Mr Cameron’s evident passion for our country and for his job as leader, he doesn’t seem to understand that actions speak louder than words.

We have all observed what goes on within the EU. We have assessed how its measures affect us as a country and hence come to a decision as to how we will vote in the referendum.

Whether or not Mr Cameron agrees with Michael Gove, the Justice Secretary, is irrelevant, as is the opinion of Ukip’s Nigel Farage.

Jenny Arnold

Kingsbridge, Devon

SIR – How does our Prime Minister balance his appeal to MPs to ignore their constituents and “do what’s in their hearts” with his appeal to Michael Gove, a Eurosceptic, not to join the campaign to leave?

Bill Mills

New Milton, Hampshire

SIR – By being so partisan about the EU referendum, Mr Cameron is not only alienating a large proportion of the electorate but risking his reputation.

If the vote to remain were to prevail, many of us would feel cheated by its biased execution; while if the Leave campaign succeeds, we would have little faith in Mr Cameron’s ability to negotiate an exit deal. Thus his stance risks putting him in an unenviable lose-lose position.

Eve Wilson

Hill Head, Hampshire

SIR – The contention of Charles Powell, her former adviser, that Baroness Thatcher’s view would be to stay in the European Union could be because he feels guilty that he misled her over the Single European Act of 1986.

She supported our rebellion in the Lords against the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and by 1996, when she came to stay with me, her favourite subject was the infamy of “the corrupt octopus in Brussels” and how we could escape its clutches. In her declining years it was just about the only subject which brought her to life.

I am surprised Lord Powell doesn’t know this, because he was very kind to her towards the end. Perhaps they didn’t talk about it.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Rannoch, Perthshire