Brexit can’t happen

SIR – Is it not time for this farce to be brought to an end? A time for country to be put before party? A time for moral decisions to be taken over skin-saving ones?

Brexit is unworkable, and the sooner we face up to that, the better. The Irish border problem is merely one example.

The United Kingdom is inextricably tied in with the European Union. Separation is impossible to effect. It is time for this Government to offer real leadership to the country and to find a way to say stop to this madness, admit that the referendum was inappropriate for a multitude of reasons, and that not only is Brexit impossible to bring about but it is also the worst possible deal on offer, whether soft or hard. The best deal is the one we have now.

Our MPS – of all parties – should do what they are elected to do: take the right and best decisions for the good of the country.

It is not even as if there was a massive majority in favour of leaving the EU. Less than a 4 percentagepoint difference is not sufficient to trigger massive constitutional change, especially when no one could, or indeed can now, have any idea of either the outcome or the means.

It is time for our MPS to get together, face up and do the right, sensible and pragmatic thing for the UK. The EU is not perfect, but it is the best union for the UK and the world.

Glastonbury, Somerset