A day full of intrigue. While Rishi Sunak was robustly defending his Eat Out To Help Out scheme, implemented in summer 2020, at the Covid inquiry, the two very different wings of the Party met to discuss how to vote on tomorrow's Rwanda Bill. At midday, I joined more than 50 MPs in the Grimond Room, where we listened intently to Martin Howe and Sir Bill Cash explain why the Bill was flawed. It was a private meeting, so I shan't say any more. We agreed to meet again tomorrow. At 1600, I entered a committee room to listen to Home Secretary James Cleverly defend the Bill. He spoke well, but there were unanswered questions, which further heightened my concern. AT 1800, we met again in Danny Kruger's office, where Robert Jenrick addressed us. Again, this was a private meeting. The day ended with Government Whips desperately trying to control their flocks and rumours of dire consequences for those who voted against the Government tomorrow. Consequently, I was late to attend a small drinks do with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, but it was still underway and I was able to speak at length to one of his team about an issue concerning the Falklands War that's bubbled up. In other news, two women and a man were found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman who they "treated like a slave". The UN climate talks in Dubai was ending badly after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they called "weak". The hypocrisy around these talks is quite extraordinary. And they will no doubt end with some unrealisable demand on fading out fossil fuels which will simply impoverish us all. Finally, Israel said fighting in Gaza could stretch well into the new year after it vowed to defeat Hamas, while a spokesperson for the proscribed terror group said there would be further attacks against Israeli civilians.