The Rwanda resignations leave traditional Tory supporters in despair

Sir – In resigning as deputy chairmen of the Conservative Party over Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill (report, telegraph. co.uk, January 16), Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-smith highlighted the obvious: voters have not stopped being Conservative – it is the Conservative Party itself that has done so.

In the past decade, the rate at which it has cynically betrayed its core voters has soared. Such betrayals now happen weekly. The few dozen MPS left with proper Conservative values would be best advised to defect to Reform UK and support a party that favours strong border controls, common sense, family-friendly social policies, and a strong entrepreneurial economy – all traditional Conservative values. Keith Phair

Felixstowe, Suffolk

Sir – Who is the loser here? So far we have paid £240million to Rwanda – for flights that will never take off. Stuart Moore

Bramham, West Yorkshire

Sir – What is the point of voting for the Conservatives if they enact Labour policies anyway?

Like Labour, the Conservatives have done all they can to undermine Brexit. They believe in massive government spending. They have raised taxation to an extent that would have delighted Harold Wilson. And they have governed with Labour’s signature incompetence.

The choice at the next election is between socialist ideology delivered by Labour or the Tories, and the Conservative, libertarian approach adopted by Reform UK. Dr Steven R Hopkins

Prospective parliamentary candidate, Reform UK

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Sir – Once again we see the Tory Party – even when presented with the open goal of Sir Keir Starmer – hell-bent on destroying itself by infighting.

Those of us alive during the various Labour attempts at government since the Second World War remember months of hope followed by years of disappointment – always ending in penury.

A glance at the woeful Labour administration in Wales and the equally disastrous SNP regime shows there is still a chance for the Tories. But they will need imagination, drive and strong candidates to succeed.

At last we have a PM who is a decent person, without an axe to grind – in contrast to some of his predecessors. We should give him a chance. Brian Farmer

Braintree, Essex

Sir – While Labour enjoys a clear lead in recent polling, it is worth remembering that in June 2017, when Theresa May went to the country, she did so with a 20-point lead – which was then lost during the campaign.

I am sure that neither Rishi Sunak nor Sir Keir Starmer has forgotten this. Richard Coulson

Gillingham, Kent