THE Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, talks a lot about austerity. I wonder what his salary is.

Surely he could be classed as being rich compared to those who he is supposed to represent.

His sights must now be set on becoming Prime Minister, now that Theresa May is playing for a soft Brexit.

How much will it cost to give the 3m EU immigrants who have been in the UK for five years or more rights to NHS treatment, education, and the state pension?

Wouldn’t she have been better to make the period ten years?

Most of the other 27 EU countries would benefit if the UK stayed in the EU, so we need to start with a much tougher negotiating basis.

The UK voted to exit the EU and we should be prepared to pull the plug if the EU calls for unrealistic budget settlements. We did have a £24bn trading deficit with the EU, so the remaining EU countries have more to lose than the UK.

With the DUP struggling to get a deal in Stormont and their province already paid more than anywhere else under the outdated Barnett Formula, can the UK afford to allocate £1bn just to enable the UK government to survive? I will predict a second general election within three months.

Ben Ord, Spennymoor