SIR - Regarding Chris Leslie's urge to become an MP again, I did enjoy John Pashley's delightful letter (T&A, December 12).

I must confess that until now I've not given much attention to the relative merits of Prezza's seat compared with that of Harriet Harman although, as a keen student of politics, I shall now keep a sharp eye on it.

I believe too that the formidable Claire Short's might soon be up for grabs but, as the Greek philosophers put it; "The wise man knows his limitations!"

Sid Brown, Glenhurst Road, Shipley