But no amount of spin can hide the fact that he said he would remain prime minister even if he lost the EU referendum, and that he would also remain an MP if he resigned as prime minister. The truth is that, far from fearing becoming a distraction, he realised that, like most ex-PMs, he would be ignored. He would be perceived in the House of Commons as a prime minister whose career ended in failure as he was apt to concede. Steven Walker (Psychotherapist)Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex• It is to be hoped that David Cameron has a large heart because when he dies there will be a lot more than Calais engraved on it. But standing well above his many failures is the EU referendum, launched with no thought for the consequences of what has now happened.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 18:00 UTC