The departure of Lord Frost as Brexit minister (Report, 19 December) is the first sign I have seen for some time that the Conservative government may be pursuing some sensible policies. Frost either misunderstood the EU or grossly underestimated its resolve, and has been a disaster in negotiating our exit. His departure is to be warmly welcomed, and one hopes that it leads to a substantial reset of the UK’s approach in that area.
Moreover, his additional reasons for leaving the government – that the Covid response is too interfering and the tax policy too socialist – amply demonstrate his detachment from both reality and humanity. As he was only ennobled to complete our EU exit, one presumes he will be handing back his ermine robes?
David Smith
Accra, Ghana
• After Lord Frost’s resignation, Nadine Dorries tried to defend the prime minister in the Conservative WhatsApp group (Report, 19 December), but her post was deemed unacceptable by “libertarian” Steve Baker, who then deleted her from it. Surely any true libertarian should respect this most basic principle described by John Stuart Mill: “The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it.” Apparently, however, Mr Baker has no respect for this principle.
Peter Swann
Nottingham
• So Lord Frost has resigned because he does not like the direction the government is going in. I had no idea this government had a direction. Pray, tell us more.
Kathleen O’Neill
Hayling Island, Hampshire
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