We are leaving EU so stop carping and get on with it

I CAN’T believe the opposition parties want a two-year extension to Brexit, which will cost us in excess of £120billion (“Defiant Boris vows to get tough over Brexit”, June 1).

Are they? We are leaving at the end of this year, so get over it.

Allan Robson, Houghton-le-Spring, Co Durham If Barnier wants to walk away then call his bluff

SO Michel Barnier, it’s we Britons who don’t understand the consequences of leaving the EU, is it? With all your huffing and puffing and insults, it is you who doesn’t understand the British position.

We do not want to be part of the EU bloc.We tried it and it prevented the UK from progressing.

You have threatened to walk away, well why not do it? Truth is you won’t, but we will unless you and the Brussels bureaucrats don’t negotiate a workable deal.

Tony Moore, Higham, Lancs Carole and Judy called it right over Cummings saga

THANK you Carole Malone and Judy Finnigan for your sensible rendition of the Dominic Cummings saga (“Secret agenda to attack on Dom...” and “Witch-hunt is over, time to move on”, May 30).

What we saw was a media kangaroo court against a man with every journalist champing at the bit to condemn him.

Honestly if you had a chance to go with your small, sick son and shelter in a safe isolated place, would you turn it down?

Pat Nichols, Hull Dom made a mistake, get over it and let’s move on

ANOTHER great article by Carole Malone. She is so right about Dominic Cummings and the political agenda. He made a mistake, get over it. There are more important things going on.

We need strength at this time, not a load of out-of-touch pen-pushers doing their best to cause trouble.

And as for the idiot who resigned over it, more fool him.

Anne Bracey, Kempston, Beds Malone summed up exactly what we are all thinking

WELL said Carole Malone. Easily the best article on this sorry saga. The likes of Emily Maitlis will have you believe the public are in agreement with her views... they’re not. There are far more important things to worry about.

John Foster, Birmingham Positive Daily Express has just what I need in a paper

THANK you, I’ve found a new home. I am one of many online subscribers to another national newspaper who have been leaving in droves recently and I’m pleased

I’ve found you and what I want from a newspaper.

No bile, just sensible articles and an overall cheery paper. Three months of negativity from the vast majority of the media has been depressing and their motives are equally clear. Delaying Brexit.

Thankfully, the Daily Express is a new home with sensible reporting from The Positive Professor, to the general balance of news.

For what it’s worth, I’ve now paid for the vouchers ongoing and so have my parents and my sister too.

Doug Snowden, Hinckley, Leics Fair and balanced beacon of hope as rivals lose plot

AS A reader of three daily papers, I imagine your circulation is now increasing consistently.

I’ve abandoned the other two papers, one a broadsheet and the other a directly competing tabloid.

While these latter two appear to have lost the plot, the Daily Express gives us hope of a continuing fair and equitable viewpoint.

James Hunt, Swindon, Wilts Organs from donors of all ages can save lives, Ann

ANN Widdecombe’s comment that

“nobody will want my elderly bits and pieces” is incorrect (“I call the tune for my organs”, May 27).

I am a volunteer and give talks to 16-18 year olds in schools and colleges about blood, organ and stem cell donation and I can assure Ann that organs of any age can (and do) save lives.

Indeed donating the eyes, no matter what strength of glasses the wearer may use, can save the sight of three people – other organs can save babies, children and adults.

Joyce Smith, Bolton, Lancs Protesters and litter louts think virus threat is over

IT is obvious a huge amount of the population is no longer listening to the Government and think coronavirus is over (“They’ve torn the pants out of it!”, June 1).

Social distancing and safety totally ignored at beaches at the expense of our overworked emergency services and an unnecessary protest gathering in London over a matter that is nothing to do with this country (“Huge UK demos over ‘racist killing’ in US”, June 1). Have these people nothing better to do?

Litter and rubbish was left at many of our beauty spots as visitors could not care less about disposing of it sensibly. A very sad and unwelcome return to “back to normal” England.

John Cherry, Chatham, Kent We need to keep social distancing – from the EU

IT is good to see that the worst of Covid-19 is behind us and lockdown measures being eased.

The only social distancing I would now like to see is from the EU, as an extension of the transition period would definitely be bad for our health and wealth.

Garry Dunnings, Louth, Lincs Spitting mad at football stars who spray on pitch

WHEN football starts again, what will happen to a player if he spits on the pitch? After all, there are notices on entrances to the pitch stating, “No spitting”.

I think he should be shown a red card. It would certainly be a warning to others.

I have always detested spitting, watching groups of mainly youths gathered together and surrounded by spit globules makes me shudder.

Kathy Speed, Nottingham