Straight to the POINT

■ NO ONE else other than Boris could have pulled off this Houdini act.

VIVIEN COOMBS, Hungerford, Berks.

■ IT’S up to all of us, including the BBC, to make a success of Brexit.

BRIAN CHRISTLEY, Abergele, Conwy.

■ THE compromise approach over the Brexit trade deal should be praised.

Cllr KEVIN ETHERIDGE, Blackwood, Caerphilly.

■ BORIS has gone from being villain to hero.

ROBERT MACKENzIE, Oldham, Gtr Manchester.

■ I HOPE Boris sent Michel Barnier a Christmas present — a packet of Paxo.

ALAN BLACKWELL, Wisbech, Cambs.

■ WE CAN look to the future now the Prime Minister has confounded his critics.

Cllr NIGEL BODDY, Darlington, Co. Durham.

■ IT IS undoubtedly a great deal — of paper.

VINCENT HEFTER, Richmond, Surrey.

■ WILL Remainers be renamed Rejoiners?

KEN McKEAN, Salisbury, Wilts.

■ THE oven-ready deal was in a pre-heated cooker at a low temperature for a year. Not such a ready meal after all.

REX BOuRNE, Enfield, Gtr London.

■ THE deal is not perfect, but Boris has shown the world that David can stand up to Goliath and win.

CORA RITCHIE, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.

■ DOES anyone really believe we will ever control our fishing grounds? I fear there will be never-ending transition periods. D. J. WHITE, Basingstoke, Hants.

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