I've had some interesting days in this job, and today was one of them. Under an obligation we feel following the war in Afghanistan, we have taken in many Afghans who helped us and who were in danger of being killed by the Taliban. That programme of resettlement is on-going and one of the military camps being used is the one at Chickerell in Weymouth. The MP for that area, Chris Loder, kindly asked me to join him today as Chickerell will move into my constituency when the new boundary changes come into force. So, off to the camp I set, where I was met by General James Senior, his MA Major Steph Harris, and other soldiers and Dorset Council officials who are running the project. There were about 130 Afghans in the camp and, following a brief on how the project is being managed, we met some of them. Clearly, not all speak English, but we were told they were learning fast, especially the children. I heard some stories of their adventures, which were extraordinary. For example, one family of 10 had lived in a hotel room in Pakistan for two years. I thanked them for supporting our Armed Forces during the war and they told them that it was not uncommon for family members still in the country to be threatened. Having served in the army myself, I was not surprised how well the soldiers were doing caring for the Afghans. They were doing brilliantly and local help is forthcoming too. It really was a most heartening visit and it won't be that long before the Afghans are moved on to their permanent homes. After all the commotion over the Rwanda Bill in the House over the past two days, Rishi Sunak said he was unable to guarantee flights would take off for Rwanda before the next general election, despite his flagship policy passing a key vote in the House of Commons last night. I do hope he is wrong! In other news, Tata Steel was to push ahead with plans to close both its blast furnaces in Port Talbot, with the expected loss of 3,000 jobs UK-wide. I am not right up to date on this issue, but I know this move is being driven by the ruinous rush to green energy, which has not been thought through. Steel making in the UK is a strategic necessity and I trust this closure, if indeed true, does not leave us having to import our steel. That would be madness. An estimated 150,000 public sector workers took part in the biggest strike in Northern Ireland's recent history, with trade unions warning action would escalate if their pay demands were not met. The Prince of Wales visited his wife in hospital as she recovered from her surgery. And Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran early today, allegedly targeting militant positions. The attack killed at least seven people and further raised tensions between the neighbouring nations.