Theresa May can’t be allowed to push ahead with a Brexit plan that ignores the wishes of voters

SIR – With her “strong and stable” mantra having proved so farcically inaccurate, Theresa May might have recoiled from any advice to trot out another three-word catchphrase in an absurd attempt to convince us that she has what it takes to deliver what 17.4 million people voted for in the EU referendum.

But no. Seemingly oblivious to the resignations of her Brexit and foreign secretaries, Mrs May has assured us umpteen times that her already discredited Chequers plan will ensure a “smooth and orderly” Brexit.

Clearly the Prime Minister, along with her Chancellor and Transport Secretary ( judging by their implausible spin in last week’s Sunday Telegraph), take us all for mugs. They may rue the day. The membership of the Labour Party soared after Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters joined in order to cement his position as leader. Tory party membership is likely to skyrocket if there appears to be any chance of installing someone who truly believes in the sovereignty of our country. Tim Coles Carlton, Bedfordshire

SIR – Janet Daley (Comment, July 8) is right when she says that Theresa May cannot be trusted following her betrayal of the electorate, but she does not go far enough.

The Conservative Party allowed this to happen; indeed, many of its MPs conspired to assist it, and those opposed to the betrayal did not have the courage to attempt to stop it. The entire party cannot be trusted.

I have voted Conservative all my life, but I now feel the party should never again be entrusted with power. If that means Mr Corbyn wins by default then so be it. Nigel Cowan

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

SIR – Parliament is split into two warring factions: hard-line Brexiteers, who want a complete break from the EU, and Remainers, who want a soft deal. The former are living in a fool’s paradise as there is no way that the EU would meet their demands, and the latter want a deal which would not be acceptable to the majority of people in Britain who voted to leave.

What Mrs May has done is to find a compromise which goes towards meeting the demands of all sides, and is likely to be more acceptable to the EU. I believe that she has handled an almost impossible situation with courage and common sense. Anthony Haslam

Farnham, Surrey

SIR – The Brexit White Paper states that Britain will end free movement. But it also states that “the UK will make a sovereign choice in a defined number of areas to seek reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU”.

This means the Government can define the areas in such a way that they comply with the EU’s policy of no restrictions on movement. If we want free trade with the EU, as proposed in the White Paper, it will have to mean this – unless the EU changes its mind. That won’t happen.

The White Paper also says: “Further details of the UK’s future immigration system will be set out in due course.” That is simply a way of putting off admitting that this Government is going to deliver an emasculated Brexit. Tony Iveson

Bedale, North Yorkshire

SIR – How are the Brexit White Paper proposals better for Britain than the so-called Norway option? Timothy Platts

Colchester, Essex

SIR – If the Government’s plan for how Britain will leave the EU next March is “not what the voters want”, then why is the Brexit camp so fearful of putting that theory to the test in the Lib Dems’ proposed referendum on the deal?

Callum MacLeod

Crieff, Perthshire