Rumours abound that the 48 letters have been reached. I would not be surprised if they have bearing in mind the situation. I am saddened that we and the country are facing such humiliation. And, having been told by the PM that she had the best deal she could achieve, she spent the day meeting EU leaders in an attempt to find something to bring back to the House to change our minds. I'm afraid this was for the birds and, as I write, Mrs May has been told repeatedly that the deal on the table cannot be changed. The day was cheered by a lunch I hosted for my team, which we all enjoyed, and where I had the chance to thank them for all their hard work. I am lucky in that I have a very happy and dedicated team and am most grateful to them all. Two private meetings with colleagues to chat about the fast-changing situation took up most of the afternoon. There is much to talk about, not least if a challenge to the PM comes to fruition. I am desperately sad to see our Party in the position it's in, but it could and should have been very different. Labour was given an emergency debate on management of the meaningful vote, a chance for both sides to continue the debate, but without a meaningful vote at the end. We certainly live in interesting times and no one can really predict what happens next.