I BELIEVE that I am the Remainer that Mike Taylor speaks of in his letter (HAS, Mar 23).

Reading Mr Taylor’s letter, it is clear that he did know what he was voting for when he voted Leave.

However what Mr Taylor appears to have overlooked, is that there are a lot of people who voted Leave, who didn’t understand what they were voting for at the time.

I voted Remain and I was involved in the Remain campaign; but what is more important to me than remaining in the European Union, is that we live in a society that pulls together and maintains a prosperous economy.

I see that our prospects are rather the opposite to that right now.

A person I know in the Newcastle area has just said there should be a second referendum.

A neighbour in Great Lumley has just said that Parliament needs to get on with it and get us out of the EU.

I wonder if I can bring those two people together, and they can discuss it amongst themselves. Reading Bill Fisher’s letter (HAS, Mar 23), I’m not surprised that Labour MPs won’t vote for Theresa May’s deal.

I wouldn’t vote for it. If someone told me to be compliant and vote for something, I felt was wrong or inadequate in order to suit others, I would refuse.

Labour understands that the democratic vote is for the UK to leave the EU; and unlike Mr Fisher I would rather vote for the deal proposed by Labour, than Theresa May’s deal.

Mr Fisher implies that remaining in the EU is better than Labour’s deal.

He’s right, remaining in the EU gives the best outcome of all – I’m not saying we can have that of course.

I understand the point that leaving the EU is thought to be right for future generations.

When the proposed closure of the Honda plant in Swindon was announced, we learned that this is largely due to Japan’s new trade deal with the EU.

So, in which country do future generations have the better prospects; the UK or Japan?

Jeremy Whiting, Great Lumley