Will Tories now be consistent?

Sir, - I have been struck by the furore over Mark Carney’s role as governor of the Bank of England and his decision to depart the post in 2019.

A number of Tory Brexiteers, such as Jacob Rees-Mogg , a member of the Treasury Select Committee, Lord Lawson, a former chancellor and Daniel Hannan MEP believe he should resign immediately.

The reason given for this is the so-called “political interventions” he made in the run-up to the EU referendum.

This is intriguing given Mr Carney’s comments on the UK and the EU were less forthright than those he made in the run-up to the Scottish referendum when he questioned the compatibility of a currency union with sovereignty.

It is puzzling that these same individuals so critical of Mr Carney’s “political” intervention in the EU debate were so quiet when it came to the Scottish independence referendum.

Indeed, while Mr Hannan was critical of Mr Carney’s intervention in the Scottish independence referendum on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme, unless I am mistaken, I do not remember him making the same complaint at the time.

One can only hope that given their pronouncements over Mr Carney now, these same individuals will be equally forthcoming should a similar matter arise in the next Scottish independence referendum. Alex Orr. 77 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh.