Letters: What would be the point of a second referendum?

Another referendum?

Sir: Matthew Parris’s article ‘What question should a second referendum ask?’ (26 October) occasioned a wry smile from me this morning. His first question — whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union — has already been asked and answered, at great expense and trouble, in 2016. The only logical reason why it should be re-asked is if the first time it was asked was illegitimate in some way. But it was only after the result was known that questions were raised about its legitimacy. At the time, not a breath was raised. However, I do like Mr Parris’s second question. We shouldn’t have a second referendum, but if we do let’s make the choice ‘deal or no deal’. That would be a legitimate question.
Peter Hall

London NW1

What would be the point?

Sir: Matthew Parris’s proposed democratic-sounding solution for questions included on a second referendum ballot paper will do nothing to alter the present impasse (26 October).