Today was always going to be about the Rwanda Bill. It was the second and final day of the Bill's Committee Stage, which ended with a vote at Third Reading. The press and media were, as always, stoking the flames, predicting all kinds of calamities for both the PM and the Party. It was true that many of us were not happy with the Bill in its current state, believing that it needed tightening to prevent endless claims by clever lawyers on behalf of their migrant clients. There were several votes at the end of Committee Stage before the final Third Reading which had been granted an hour. Those who wanted to tighten the Bill met at 1700 to thrash out what to do. This meeting was in private and it would be very wrong of me to recount what was said. I do think I can say that there were many views expressed. For my part, I decided to vote with the Government on Third Reading because, to use an analogy, a horse with two legs is better than no horse at all. Added to which, I simply could not begin to enter the same Lobby as Corbyn and many other MPs who have no solution to illegal migration. I was one of the last out of the Division Lobby, which gave me a chance to talk to the PM, who, along with Home Office ministers, was at the exit thanking his MPs for supporting the Bill. I told him the Bill must work, no ifs or buts. Mr Sunak certainly understood that and thanked me for supporting him. The Bill now heads to the Lords, where it will no doubt meet a lot of resistance. We also had PMQs, which I attended, and a private session of our Defence Committee, where we discussed procurement with the minister and his team. The day ended after 2100 and it was back to Dorset by midnight. In other news, a two-year-old boy and his dad were found dead at a property in Skegness, prompting a "rapid review". This really is a truly tragic story. We also heard that both the King and the Princess of Wales were poorly, with the former attending hospital next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate, and the latter recovering from a stomach operation. I wish them both well. The weather was certainly showing its cold face, with temperatures potentially plummeting to -18C in Scotland one day after the coldest night of the year so far, with the cold snap making way for threatened storms this weekend. And inflation rose slightly to 4% in the year to December. The Chancellor insisted his "plan is working."