Congratulations to Liz Leffman!

The huge swing to an anti Brexit ticket prompts me to say that it is time to go further.

It is clear that Mrs May and her cohorts have done all in their power to forward and design Brexit, with absolutely lamentable results. This is hardly surprising, since it is an impossible exercise. They have made it worse by upsetting the other 27 more than necessary and ensuring that a "soft" Brexit cannot happen. I can't imagine why.

The trouble with the referendum which is not often mentioned is that it offered the electorate a choice which does not really exist. A little research before offering the referendum would have shown that departure from the EU would be unavoidably very damaging on any terms. The EU is far from perfect but any sort of departure is far worse. One only has to look at each day's news.

Mrs May should now tell the electorate that despite her best efforts the task is impossible. That would be honest and statesmanlike. If she will not, the situation is so dire that MPs from all parties should combine to pass a vote of no confidence. Sane Tories most of all, if they don't want to go down with her.

That doesn't have to precipitate a general election if a new Prime Minister gets a vote of confidence in 14 days. But if there were a GE it would at least mean Mrs May wouldn't be Prime Minister. She must be the most obdurate ignorer of facts ever to be in office, and is certainly not governing in the country's best interests as she should.