Jeremy Corbyn performed a vital task in repositioning Labour as a distinctly left-of-centre party. With his latest utterances (Corbyn defies Labour calls for a second referendum, 3 January) he has revealed the full extent of his inadequacies. As a consequence of Corbyn’s stance on Brexit, Labour is likely to lose the next election. Dorothy MacedoFerring, West Sussex• For two years the Labour party has used every means possible to obstruct or frustrate the implementation of the 2016 referendum. Dr Clive AshwinAylsham, Norfolk• Nick Wright of the Communist party (Letters, 4 January) makes the same mistakes as Corbyn regarding Brexit.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2019 17:48 UTC