An early rise, into the office and then to London. A quick stint in the office and then out to lunch with an old friend. Back to attend the Prime Minister's Statement in the Chamber about her latest meeting with the European Council. Mrs May touched on Russia, Jerusalem, migration and education, before moving on to Brexit negotiations. She confirmed that the European Council had agreed to move on to the second stage of the negotiations. Mrs May also said that a reciprocal agreement on citizens' rights had been achieved. The financial settlement would amount to somewhere between £35 billion and £39 billion. We were told this was the equivalent of around four years of our current budget contribution. It was an upbeat performance although she did not answer my question quite as simply as I would have liked. I caught the Speaker's eye early on in the session, so when he called me I was surprised. I was more surprised when he used all my names! I asked the PM to assure me that we would leave the EU "in its entirety" in March 2019. Mrs May could have simply said: "Yes," but she did not. I was heartened to hear her say that we would be leaving both the Common Fishing Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy in March 2019. We're getting there! In the Chamber the Finance Bill continued going through the House and the last votes came late in the evening.