Voters won’t forgive the Conservatives if they fail to get Brexit right

SIR – Boris Johnson, in his “plan for a better Brexit” (September 28), says the Government has the chance to “get it right”, and that “future generations will not lightly forgive us if we fail”.

I can assure him and his colleagues that this generation will not forgive the Conservative Party if it fails to deliver the Brexit that people voted for. The Conservatives have one chance to get Brexit right, and if they don’t, they will end up out of power for a generation or longer.

They should not be misled by opinion polls putting them ahead of Labour.

Exeter, Devon

SIR – A stubborn streak is to be admired but only if it is brought into play when needed.

As Charles Moore (Comment, September 29) argues, Theresa May’s strength has become her weakness in the Brexit negotiations. Flexibility and willingness to admit one’s mistakes are also worthy traits in a politician. Mrs May should take a deep breath and go with Boris’s plan.

Snettisham, Norfolk

SIR – Jeremy Warner (Comment, September 28) is right in quoting what Yanis Varoufakis wrote last year – “only one prospect truly terrifies the EU’S deep establishment: democracy”.

Why? Simply because the EU is itself totally undemocratic, as I shall explain in my speech today at a fringe meeting at the party conference. Furthermore, I will explain why the Chequers proposals will entangle us again into the shackles of the EU and why they will be surrendering the gold of Britain’s democracy for the base metal of EU subservience. This gold was won by the repealing of the European Communities Act 1972 under the Withdrawal Act, which is now being undone under the Chequers proposals. By doing this, we are undermining the EU referendum vote.

Sir William Cash MP (Con)

London SW1 SIR – Digby Jones, Lord Jones of Birmingham, gave a succinct response to Toyota’s fears over Brexit by reminding us that trade between Britain and the EU is bilateral.

If the EU wishes to introduce friction into the equation it will cut both ways, and this won’t just affect Germany’s 150,000 car workers. The EU has had scant regard for the businesses that ultimately fund it.

The EU appears to be working to ostracise the British consumer. This will benefit our home manufacturers and suppliers, and reinforce bonds with cooperative trading partners.

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

SIR – I have just read a press release from Wetherspoons. The final sentence states: “It is important to remember that 93 per cent of the world is outside the EU.”

Could someone remind all government departments of this?

Lindfield, West Sussex