Lock ’em up!

Filled with dread at the prospect of Brexit dragging on until October, may i suggest we follow the procedure adopted by the Roman Catholic Church to elect a new pope?

lock up our self-serving, pathetic politicians in the houses of Parliament until they reach a consensus. no TV interviews would be allowed, so they couldn’t preen in front of an audience. no summer recess until it’s sorted.

Chances are we could all get back to normal within a couple of days.

DAVID JOHNSON, Newark, Notts. a BREXIT parable: a man walks into a car showroom and orders a RollsRoyce. he waits two-and-a-half years fruitlessly for delivery before he phones the dealer.

‘Our fault, sir,’ says the manager. ‘We have had a few problems sorting out the paperwork and have had to do a lot of modifications.

‘i’m afraid that the best i can now offer you is a second-hand, untaxed Ford escort van with flat tyres. Take it or leave it.’

BOB WOODLAND, Poole, Dorset.