An interesting day! I entered the Chamber to listen to a Statement on Northern Ireland by Secretary of State James Brokenshire, a most capable operator. The statement was sparked by the resignation of Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Fein, who had flounced out of office over alleged discrepancies involving a renewable heating scheme. But, as is always the case in the Province, there is more to this than meets the eye. Behind the scenes Sinn Fein are keen to pursue those who served through the Troubles into the courts wherever possible for political gain. This must not be allowed to happen. In a letter to colleagues, Mr Brokenshire said: "I agree, therefore, that it is totally unfair that the alleged misdeeds of soldiers and former police officers should be investigated while at the same time the perpetrators of terrorist activities are ignored and their victims forgotten." He added that the Government would not accept "a re-write of history that denigrates the record of our Armed Forces and police officers and legitimises terrorism." I am relieved that the Government is all too aware of Sinn Fein's aims and Mr McGuinness's actions are purely political, with serious implications. There is a risk that the Province will have to go to the polls and that of course will only destabilise a part of the UK that is desperately struggling to forget the past and move forward together to a brighter future. It would seem that some do not want the latter and are only too keen to wallow in the past. Let's hope a solution is found and soon. Next up was the Policing & Crime Bill. The Chamber was discussing various Lords' amendments, including two - Amendments 24 and 159 - which are to do with the Leveson Inquiry. Bearing in mind the nature of the Bill, it was totally inappropriate to tag the Leveson Inquiry on to it, but some are keen for all of Leveson's recommendations regarding the press to be implemented. Interestingly, most of those who spoke clearly did not understand what these amendments involved as they spoke about Section 40 of the Crime & Courts Act and not Leveson Part Two, which these amendments refer to. It took the former Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, to put the House straight on this issue. As it happens there are now two judicial reviews looking at, first, the procedure that endorsed Impress as the recognised press regulator, and, second, one challenging the Government's recent consultation on Section 40, which ended today at 1700. So, whatever your view on this topic, no decision can now be made for some months as the two reviews are followed through. I did intervene once during this debate and challenged my colleague Sir Gerald Howarth who, like many who want to stamp on the press, keep mentioned phone hacking as if it's something which is not governed by any law and is used comprehensively by the press. I must repeat, as I did in the Chamber, that phone hacking is a criminal offence and journalists have been jailed when found guilty of this offence. We do not need any more laws to govern this particular crime. Anyway, I hope that the Government now drops both Section 40 and Leveson Part Two, the latter being unnecessary. I'd rather a free press that sometimes got it wrong than a fettered press that was too frightened to bring the corrupt to book.