The BBC has failed in its duty to provide balanced reporting on Brexit

SIR – It is interesting to read that a substantial number of politicians have written to the BBC complaining of a lack of balance when Brexit is being discussed (report, March 21).

I largely agree with this, although Andrew Neil remains an exception. He is a robust interviewer, and harsh when faced with evasive answers from politicians of whatever persuasion.

What is most frustrating is the BBC’s excessive coverage of any negative aspects of Brexit, particularly from its political and economic correspondents, who rarely have anything positive to say about the prospects of life outside the EU.

The BBC should offer us a totally balanced view and report news in an unbiased manner. David Kidd Petersfield, Hampshire

SIR – How right the MPs are.

We visited friends in Nova Scotia last September, and the first thing they wanted to talk about was the “disastrous decision” the British people had made in June and how awfully worried we must be. When asked how they arrived at such a view, it transpired that, as expats, they were regular viewers of BBC World News.

After a fortnight, we had managed to reassure them of our optimism – and of how most British people, while recognising the challenges, are looking forward to a brighter future after our withdrawal from the EU. We now regularly update them. Chris Harland Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

SIR – I am not so sure that the BBC is negative per se about Brexit. Perhaps it is now reflecting the level of angst that is, for a change, coming from the “other” camp.

We had years of anti-EU rhetoric, with the great clamour of Nigel Farage and others. Now, having won, these people are no longer making a fuss. Instead it is our turn.

It was Mr Farage who said that a very narrow victory for Remain would not mean the end of the fight. In the event, Brexit won by a very narrow margin – and the BBC is reflecting the fact that those who want to remain have not gone away. Stephen Dutton Colchester, Essex

SIR – I can only assume that these MPs never watch Question Time.

Audiences are packed with Brexiteers, and the odd anti-Brexit comment is jeered off the floor.

We should be a nation devoted to free speech, but I fear this is no longer true. Theresa May has chosen her path and everything is now being sacrificed to achieve it.

Perhaps the BBC can afford to be a little more balanced. Chris Garratt Strassen, Luxembourg

SIR – Nature, we are told, abhors a vacuum.

Is it surprising that the BBC has become the official opposition? Simon Prendiville Yeovilton, Somerset