Democracy Eu-style

SIR – It is indeed a joy to see EU democracy at work in Italy. It doesn’t matter how the people vote – they can only have a government and a finance minister who support the euro. John Frankel

Kingsclere, Berkshire

SIR – Could it be that Theresa May’s actions aren’t so much informed by any strong belief as held in thrall to her Europhile aide, Oliver Robbins?

Her tactics continue to be a typical Remainer’s. Those tactics are to dishearten the nation with the illusion that a true Brexit is so far off, so very difficult and so incredibly complex that it’s unattainable.

This outlook is bolstered with strictures from Mrs May that both sides must be “realistic” about what they might get, and that they will have to “compromise”. She is aiming for a “balance” between both sides.

To quell the Brexit spirit further, the Prime Minister proclaims that no one will get what they want – which makes you wonder why we were asked what we wanted in the first place.

And if the winners in a vote are told to compromise just the same as the losers, what price democracy? Martin Burgess

Beckenham, Kent

SIR – I was shocked to read that only seven of the 21-strong Commons committee for Exiting the European Union had voted Leave (Andrea Jenkins, Comment, May 26).

Who decided that the interests of the country are best served by loading this parliamentary committee with anti-brexiteers and appointing an anti-brexiteer as chairman?

This seems to me a scandalous abuse of the parliamentary committee system in an effort to subvert the will of the voting public. Peter Rusby

Stockbridge, Hampshire

SIR – Theresa May said “No deal is better than a bad deal” to save her own job and remain prime minister.

I voted exit and that’s what I want. Norman Balon

London NW11