Up to London for another week, with news that firefighters across the UK had voted for strike action in a row over pay. I have huge respect for the firefighters I have met in my constituency and it saddens me that yet again union bosses, who have a political agenda, are causing such harm, both to the public and their members. Teachers in England and Wales also voted to walk out over seven days in a dispute over pay. A lot to do in the office, along with several private meetings. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill went through its Committee Stage in the Chamber, ending with several votes just after 2200. Despite the predictable claims from Labour MPs, most of whom are funded by the unions, that the Bill was an attack on the right to strike and would see nurses sacked, it was nothing of the sort. The government believes, rightly, that there must be a safe level of basic service across crucial sectors and brings the UK in line with other European countries like France, Spain and Italy. It means that the country cannot be held to ransom by Leftwing relics whose aim is simply to bring down a democratically elected government. They could not give a damn for the public. The Bill was passed at Third Reading and now goes to the Lords. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister defended his decision to sack Nadhim Zahawi as chairman of the Conservative Party after a row over his tax affairs. Boris Johnson was threatened with assassination by Vladimir Putin in the weeks leading up to the invasion of Ukraine, it emerged last night. And thousands of extra hospital beds and hundreds of ambulances will be rolled out in England this year in a bid to tackle the long emergency care delays, the Health Secretary announced.