Put the national interest first and back Brexit deal
The difficulties of Brexit are increasingly obvious and is a constant topic of conversation, not only with friends but also with work clients. It is clear that the general perception is the majority of politicians are putting their own interests first rather than those of the country.
On this one issue, politicians of all parties should set aside their differences and vigorously pursue what the people voted for.
While I am not a fan of Theresa May, the treatment she has endured recently has been a disgrace and embarrassment.
I would remind politicians of what they asked of the people during two wars: ‘Your country needs you.’ The people are now asking that of politicians. Paul Hulme, Stockport Many years ago we were clearly sneaked into the EU without a referendum, and generally the man on the street gained nothing from it. So how on earth can we lose anything by coming out? We are British and have never needed to be carried by anyone, so what’s the big deal? How much longer does the bickering have to go on? Great Britain has always stood on its own two feet and always will.
I would also like to point out that, if it comes to another vote and the Remainers won, it would then be Remain 1 Leave 1. It would then cost a fortune for a third vote, and all this would leave us out of pocket. If we just get on with it, we can only prosper in the end. W. Collison, Bolton Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour and other disparate elements will vote against Mrs May’s negotiated Brexit agreement not because that is best for the country but because it might do them some individual favour. We need to counter this by urging MPs to get behind the plan and keep our powder dry for the turmoil that lies ahead. John Collins, Chelmsford I believe in democracy. We voted to leave Europe. We also voted the present Government into power and we expect them to negotiate on our behalf in the national interest. So this is not Theresa May’s deal that Parliament is voting on, but our deal.
If our deal does not go ahead, then this will not be giving the people what they voted for. We did not vote for any specific deal but simply to remain or to leave the European Union. Derek McDonald, Hockley, Essex As it’s hard to find anything that hasn’t already been said about Brexit, it’s a shame the proposed TV debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn isn’t going to happen. It could have been in two parts. First, in the format of Radio 4’s Just A Minute, in which they take it in turns to talk about a subject for a minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation, followed half an hour later by a debate based on BBC1’s Would I Lie To You? in which two panels captained by David Mitchell and Lee Mack decide if the leaders are telling the truth or lying. B. Christley, Abergele, Conwy