Cameron only has himself to blame on Brexit

Your serialisation of a new book by former No10 director of communications Sir Craig Oliver shows how David Cameron was completely out of his depth on the EU referendum.

The Prime Minister was, in my opinion, right to resign after the result.

But something positive has come from what happened: it would seem that Theresa May is an astute and experienced political operator, whose expertise ensured her unopposed rise to Downing Street.

Her skills will be invaluable in the difficult negotiations which the country faces in the near future. Keeley-Jasmine Cavendish,

London

Mr Cameron went into the negotiations with the European Union promising that if he didn’t get a good deal, he would recommend leaving Brussels – tough talking indeed. However, what he came back with was a fraction of what he demanded – in fact, it was virtually nothing of substance.

Had he then said that he couldn’t get any more so would be recommending that we leave the EU, he would still be Prime Minister. He only has himself to blame. Ann Field, Davyhulme, Manchester

I fail to understand why Mr Cameron should feel ‘let down’ by Michael Gove or Steve Hilton over Brexit.

This was a momentous decision to take and all Ministers and MPs had a duty to put principle before friendship.

It seems that Mr Cameron assumed he would have absolute loyalty based, presumably, on the opinion that he knew best.

Sadly, this was a theme that ran throughout his time as Premier and eventually it came back to haunt him. As for Theresa May being a ‘silent submarine’, those of us who are addicted to House Of Cards would recognise this as being politics.

Perhaps Mr Cameron now has time to watch and learn.

David Perry, Swansea

Mr Cameron’s strategy to call a referendum to try to bully the EU out of freedom of movement backfired with their intransigence on the matter and resulted in the referendum defeat.

Michael Gove hoped to be his replacement but also failed. So into the breach stepped Theresa May, the shrewdest politician of them all.

And in true Churchillian and Thatcher style, she is now determined to be the voice of Britain.

Victor Wyatt, Alicante, Spain