THE people of the U K have spoken and we are leaving the EU and David Cameron is standing down as Prime Minister. I would say to David Cameron, he called the referendum and he should now have accepted the responsibility and stayed on as Prime Minister for a time to see the country settle down.

We should not lose sight of the fact that the “out” won, but the vote was 52% to 48%, which is near a 50/50 vote.

In such a serious decision it is not a convincing win, although it tells us we must leave the EU, but in view of the close vote we must in the interest of the 48% work closely with our old EU partners.

Let us not forget that the ones that voted to stay in were many heavily committed businessmen with huge investment in their businesses and employing large numbers of people and were influenced by the security offered by being within the European Community.

Now that this has gone is there a great danger that in future they will be looking to invest within the EU and not in Britain as we have voted to leave?

Wales has done well out of our membership, and we must pose the question: will the UK government be so generous to Wales? I would, at a guess, say no.

I know that we were paying more into the EU than were getting back, but were helping poorer nations in the EU and if there is run on the pound and we go into recession and some large companies stop trading with us and take their business to other EU countries, this rebate will evaporate overnight.

As far as immigration is concerned, as long as the economy and employment prospects are better in this country than elsewhere, they will find their way here and I thought they were good for our economy. Please, please do not give us Boris Johnston as Prime Minister.

SIR ERIC HOWELLS CBE

Llanddewi Velfrey