Sadly, I imagine that by now many of us are becoming mightily sick of all things Brexit.

It is also likely that many of us will have had our fill of politicians and their untrustworthy and devious behaviour.

But you have to admit they are clever. If I were a betting man I would now lay odds on the UK never leaving the EU.

The MPs have the voters exactly where they want them, and it is clear that a second referendum WILL take place and that a majority of the Electorate will vote to ’remain’ next time.

My confidence in putting forward this senario is backed up by the EU’s record in changing past election results in Ireland (twice) and Denmark. I believe that the next steps in the Brexit process will therefore be as follows:

The EU’s negotiations with the UK will reach a stalemate, and result in a ’no deal’ outcome.

The UK Parliament will vote to hold a ‘People’s Vote’ second referendum to resolve the impasse.

MPs from both the Leave and Remain factions will introduce new election campaigns, significantly different from last time.

The Leavers will have lost the structural advantage they held last time when associating their proposals with unpopular themes relevant to society. This tactic can only be used for the first referendum, and not the second. They will really have nothing new to say and, as a result, the effect of the doubts they raised in the minds of voters will weaken.

The Remainers will have two new strategies to tie the hands of the Leavers. This time the Remainers will use the risk factor, which was more available to the Leavers in the first referendum.

The Government will seek assurances from the EU on the more controversial matters of the first referendum and we will see some movement in the EU’s red lines, resulting in the EU giving the UK extra concessions/guarantees.

This will enable the Government to emphasise the positive evaluation of EU membership and the expectation that a Remain vote will help solve the UK’s economic problems.

Our Prime Minister has however proved herself a stranger to the truth.

On July 4, she said in the House of Commons, and I quote from Hansard: “The Government will deliver and are working to deliver a Brexit that ensures that we are out of the Customs Union; we are out of the Single Market; we are out of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice; we are out of the Common Agricultural Policy; we are out of the Common Fisheries Policy; we bring an end to free movement; we take control of our borders; and we have an independent trade policy, but we are also able to have a good trade arrangement with the European Union, protecting jobs and prosperity for the future.”

She then spoilt all this only a few days later by publishing a White Paper which seemed to contradict all she had said.

Anyway, I suppose we will still have to wait a bit longer to see the final outcome of the referendum – MPs don’t seem to hurry much.

Many things in the political world have been destroyed over the past two years; the main things being, in my view, trust in politics and the UK’s democratic processes. Sooner, or later, we will be having a General Election.

The behaviour of Tory MPs has left their traditional voters in dismay and total disillusionment. It is possible that the Conservatives will lose a lot of votes, either by supporters voting elsewhere, or by not voting at all.

Possibly, unless Totnes removes Dr Sarah Wollaston as its candidate, the Conservatives could lose this seat in Parliament in particular.

Many youngsters will have voted for Labour –?possibly to spite their elders.

What a sad finish to something I thought we were all looking forward to.

William Garman

Rectory Lane, Dittisham