Look for nearest emergency Brexit

■ UK Brexit secretary David Davis and foreign secretary Boris Johnson have both resigned in spectacular fashion, plunging their government into crisis.

No matter what the outcome of the Chequers retreat, the same thing would have happened.

The UK has spent the last two years negotiating with itself. The EU has been like a frustrated parent trying to ascertain what a wayward sullen teenage child wants.

It was widely reported that Mrs May was to immediately revoke use of ministerial cars upon resignation at Chequers, leaving those who resigned out of disagreement with her plans to find their own way home. Sure, no eejit was going to do that and no eejit did. They waited until they got home!

This meant that the contagion could not be managed and minds could not be changed or persuaded.

Hence the raft of resignations in a domino-like fashion.

If Mrs May cannot manage a meeting effectively, how can she manage Brexit?

Her disastrous decision to hold an unnecessary general election that now sees her government rely on the DUP (enough said) also speaks volumes about her strategy skill set.

Not only do we have paralysis in Northern Ireland, as the DUP literally has the ear and voice of the UK government, we also have paralysis in Brexit negotiations. The parliamentary arithmetic will not allow for anything further. The only sensible thing to do is to call a general election, which is something that will sharpen the minds and focus of UK politicians during this period of severe political turbulence. Elsewhere in the EU, and most importantly here in Ireland, we need to prepare for a crash landing taking note of our nearest emergency Brexit!

Killian Brennan Clare Village, Dublin