WE are told that Russia and Syria are bombing Aleppo and the majority killed and injured are women and children.

America was in talks with Russia trying to negotiate a ceasefire but because of the intransigence of Russia, the Americans have walked away from the talks simply leaving the Russians to do what they like.

If that was not enough, in the European Parliament two Ukip MEPs are reported to have come to blows – or was it “handbags at dawn”?

Whatever, a person that wanted to lead the party has ended up in hospital for several days.

If this were to happen in any private company there would have been an immediate investigation and both people would have been instantly dismissed.

Here, nothing will happen. The political parties will prevaricate for days and weeks until the press get a new story.

Yet these are the people who are hoping to lead Britain out of the EU.

Brian Tyldesley, Middleham