Suella Braverman’s belief in the transformative magic of Brexit appears to know no bounds (Suella Braverman to rebuff cabinet calls for easing of visa rules, 14 May). Apparently HGV drivers, butchers and fruit-pickers recruited from abroad constitute “low-skilled foreign labour” whereas, thanks to Brexit, Brits trained up to do the same jobs will be part of a “high-skilled, high-waged economy”.
Michael Pyke
Lichfield, Staffordshire
• What a great idea to train more UK fruit-pickers. The home secretary could start in her own back yard and get MPs to ditch their second jobs to take up the training. Even the dimmest should be able to collect a punnet or two. Could John Crace supervise and give regular performance updates?
David Duell
Durham
• Is the move to encourage people to retrain in butchery, truck driving and other essential trades to include those educated at public schools and Oxford? Or will it just be for those equally intelligent people with no family money and connections who go to “ordinary” schools and universities?
Joan Friend
Oldham, Greater Manchester
• The home secretary would have more success recruiting UK-based lorry drivers if the appalling and limited roadside facilities for them were drastically improved.
Sam White
Lewes, East Sussex
• Suella Braverman appalled by culture wars (Suella Braverman rails against ‘experts and elites’ in partisan speech, 15 May)? What next? The pope appalled by religion?
Rib Davis
Leyton, London
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