Democracy lacking in the race to be prime minister

Readers air their views on Brexit and the Tory leadership race. Polly Toynbee rightly attacks the unprecedented system whereby a small number of Conservative party members are choosing our next prime minister and possibly determining the Brexit outcome ( Britain is now a remain nation. We can halt this rush to Brexit, 25 June). By voting for MPs of a particular party, we do not vote to put the rank and file members of that party in a position of authority over us. We have little idea who those m