Here’s the kind of prime minister we need to heal our divided country

‘I expect them to understand that we feel ignored, angry and divided among ourselves, and that we don’t trust politicians.’ Photograph: Vitezslav Vylicil/Getty Images/iStockphoto

I totally agree with Max Hastings (Who should be prime minister? Anyone but Boris Johnson, 14 May), but I don’t just want a change of prime minister. Our country is very divided – between leavers and remainers, north and south, school leavers and graduates, city and rural dwellers. It needs a prime minister who has vision and energy, who can speak in simple, heartfelt language about wanting to heal this divided country.

I don’t expect this prime minister to have all the answers. I expect them to understand that we feel ignored, angry and divided among ourselves, and that we don’t trust politicians. They should know that what we desperately need is a process that will involve all of us.