Conservatives aren’t up to the Brexit challenge | Letters

The two-year Brexit negotiating clock is fast ticking away (EU threatens a year-long delay in Brexit talks, 12 June).Border controls, technical training and welfare reform need to be seen as part of the domestic reforms that accompany the negotiations for exiting the European Union.The Department for Work and Pensions then needs to revolutionise its welfare reform programme so that claimants are ready to take up these specialised apprenticeship courses, thereby leading to well-paid jobs.