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22 years ago (1997)

We revealed Princess Diana’s

chauffeur Henri Paul was over

the drink-drive limit and

driving at high speed when

the Mercedes ploughed into a

pillar in the Pont de l’Alma

tunnel in Paris.

Paul, along with Diana’s

friend Dodi Al Fayed were

killed instantly while the

Princess died in hospital

three hours later.

Bodyguard Trevor

Rees-Jones sustained

serious injuries but survived.

74 years ago (1945)

Vietnam declared

independence from French

Indochina triggering a war

between the colonial power

and the communist Viet

Minh led by President Ho

Chi Minh.

The French were defeated

in 1954 leading to a split

between North and South

Vietnam and the start of the

20-year Vietnam War with

the US.

61 years ago (1958)

A US Air Force

reconnaissance plane was

shot down by four Soviet

MiG-17s over Armenia after it

strayed into Russian airspace

while on an intelligence-

gathering mission. The six

crew and 11 intelligence

personnel all died.

TODAY: Monday

September 2, 2019

ON THIS DAY

BIRTHDAYS

TODAY’S GIGGLE

I knew a couple who met in a

revolving door. They’re still

going round together.

Bill And Ted

star Keanu

Reeves is 55.

His name

means “cool

breeze over

the mountains”

in Hawaiian.

Desperado

actress Salma

Hayek is 53.

Her father was

a Mexican

politician.

Former

heavyweight

champion

Lennox Lewis

is 54. He

defeated Mike

Tyson in 2002.

Former tennis

star Jimmy

Connors is 67.

He won eight

Grand Slams.

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Letter of the day

Prime Minister is entitled

to suspend Parliament

BORIS Johnson as current serving
Prime Minister is quite entitled to
shut down Parliament at this time
and put through his Brexit plans.
Constitutionally this is quite in
order (“The Queen won’t meet
Corbyn”, August 30).
The Queen as head of state has
agreed to do this. No surprise there
and I’m sure the Queen must feel
frustrated our departure from the
EU has been delayed and been the
cause of much political instability.
Now the path should be clear and
at last British democracy will take
its course and our departure will
take place as agreed in October.
This is a clear message to the EU
that our departure is imminent, and
it is in their hands whether a
mutually beneficial deal is put in
place before the inevitable happens.
Diane Silva,
Bournemouth

The Queen proves she’s

got her head screwed on

WELL done to our magnificent
Queen for refusing to meet Jeremy
Corbyn. The Labour leader has no
democratic mandate for such a
meeting, thank goodness.
All Corbyn and Jo Swinson are
doing is making a no-deal Brexit
even more likely by blatantly trying
to overturn the original referendum
and trying to turn Westminster into
a useless talking shop.
What the actions of Corbyn and
Swinson amount to are the last
throws of the dice by a bunch of
undemocratic, stone-cold losers.
Geoffrey Brooking,
Havant, Hants

These losers don’t know

the meaning of democracy

WHAT a cheek Jeremy Corbyn and
Jo Swinson have to keep going on
about democracy when neither of
them, nor their parties, seem to
know the meaning of the word.
Britain had a democratic vote and
now they’re trying their hardest to
make sure it’s overturned because
they don’t like it.
Anne Palmer,
Sheffield

Elites Miller and Bercow

are pushing own agenda

HOW many people are sick to the
back teeth of the rich, such as Gina
Miller and the Speaker John
Bercow, trying to thwart Brexit
(“Activists in threat to ‘shut down
the streets’”, August 30)?
They say they respect the result
and democracy but their actions
prove the opposite is true.
Are there no obscure laws, that
the Speaker is so fond of, that can
be used to put a stop to all their
interfering?
Geoff Newman,
Kilgetty, Pembs

We voted to leave so just

stop trying to thwart vote

NOW Boris Johnson has suspended
Parliament the pro-Brussels brigade
and others are up in arms saying
how anti-democratic this is (“It is
flying in the face of democracy to
thwart Brexit”, August 30). Hang

I VOTED for Brexit, I and 17.4 million others,

a democratic majority. I did not vote for “Deal

or No Deal”, just to leave the EU (“Boris

steps up the tempo to find a deal”, August 30).

Three cheers for Boris Johnson for taking

the action he has in shutting down Parliament.

I trust him to get us out of the undemocratic

EU on October 31.

Perhaps Gina Miller, Tony Blair, John

McDonnell, Jeremy Corbyn, John Major and

other associated Remoaners could tell me

what their definition of “democracy” is.

More to the point, it would be good to

know when Jo Swinson will be renaming the

Liberal Democrats as the Liberal Anti

Democratic party.

Neil Beeton,

Newport Pagnell, Bucks

on, three years ago we the public

were given a democratic vote to

leave or remain in the EU.

We voted out, and ever since the

Remainers have tried every which

way to stop this happening.

Democracy in the UK died three

years ago. It’s now every man for

himself.

Tim Symes,

Axminster, Devon

Johnson will rid us of our

European Union masters

I AM not yet a fully paid-up

member of the Boris Johnson Fan

Club but following his actions last

week it could happen in the very

near future (“Brexit: The die is

cast”, August 29).

The hypocrisy spewing forth from

the likes of John Bercow, Anna

Soubry, Gina Miller and Jeremy

Corbyn has been a joy to behold.

Keep up the pressure, Boris, and

we will at last rid ourselves of our

European overlords.

Brian Banks,

Ormskirk, Lancs

Daily Express letters page

has its finger on the pulse

IT’S really encouraging to read

letters supporting Boris Johnson’s

plans to prorogue Parliament. Let’s

hope the UK leaves the EU on

October 31. Another bottle of

bubbly in the fridge. Let’s go!

Pat Thomas,

Haywards Heath, W Sussex

Frederick Forsyth would

make a wonderful PM

HOW I wish Frederick Forsyth

could be the Prime Minister of this

country (“Nothing beats glory of a

British summer”, August 30).

He speaks the only real truth

there is in the world these days and

it gives me tremendous pleasure to

read him.

Yvonne Lacey,

Rye, E Sussex

I don’t watch the BBC so

why should I pay for it?

I AM indifferent to BBC television

and find I have more than enough

free channels to satisfy my viewing

needs (“Solve free TV row now, PM

told”, August 30).

Please tell me why I should have

to pay a licence fee to the BBC to

watch other channels.

Raymond Collins,

Brighton

Silly to leave PPI claims

until the very last minute

WHY all the whingeing from people

complaining that their banks are

not answering calls, or keeping

callers hanging on for hours,

regarding their Payment Protection

Insurance claim (“Hours left to

claim a PPI payout”, August 29)?

How long has the general public

been bombarded with warnings that

PPI claims are to expire? Yet here

we have them clamouring and

complaining at the last minute, now

that they’ve left it too late. Is there a

personal agenda behind this?

Bryn Jarvis,

Brighouse, W Yorks

Healthy diet perfect way

to avoid need for statins

A YEAR ago at the age of 72 I was

diagnosed with high cholesterol and

advised to take statins (“Doctors

are a real pain when it comes to

statins”, August 29).

I decided to go down the route of

diet and changed to skimmed milk,

light spreads and took plenty of

recommended foods such as

oatcakes and avocados. I lowered

my readings and five months ago a

friend told me to take plant sterols,

bought over the counter or online.

Since taking sterols my

cholesterol has dropped a point

every month and I am now nearly

on target. I hope this can help those

who decide against statins.

Erica Norman,

North Somercotes, Lincs

Boris has

Remoaners

on the run

DECISIVE: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking the lead

No

DESPITE

everything

you read

about the police these

days, my own

experience of them

recently has been

positive (“The public

still support our police”,

August 30).

My elderly neighbour

was broken into last

week while she was in

the house. Her dog

scared off the intruder

but within 10 minutes of

receiving her 999 call, a

patrol car was on the

scene to reassure her

before heading out

looking for the suspect.

Their resources may

be depleted but they are

still doing a good job.

Carl Davies

Birmingham

THE headline

in your paper

may declare

that the public still

support our police but,

sadly, I don’t.

When I was a young

lad growing up we had

bobbies on the beat who

knew us by name.

Hardly anyone

stepped out of line as

they knew there’d be a

firm but fair officer in

the vicinity.

Fast-forward 50 years

and it might as well be a

lawless society.

Young thugs have no

respect for their own

parents, let alone the

police who have a very

low presence. It’s a sad

state of affairs.

Arthur Shaw,

Oldham, Lancs

DOES THE BRITISH PUBLIC STILL HAVE FAITH IN THE POLICE?

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