What a day! The Speaker erupts and Alex Salmond screams blue murder in the Chamber. The first order of the day was Education Questions, which was followed by a Statement by the Prime Minister about her latest meeting with the European Council. Mrs May began by congratulating the Queen on her Sapphire Jubilee today. Sixty-five years on the throne is a remarkable achievement and she has done it with dignity, courage and devotion. Long may she reign over us. Back on the EU and Mrs May told the Chamber that we were leaving the EU and not Europe. There is an important difference. Mrs May talked about migration and what the Government is doing to play its part in dissuading people from risking their lives on the long pilgrimage to the UK. "The UK is also setting up an £8 million special protection fund to keep men, women and children in the Mediterranean region safe from trafficking, sexual violence and labour exploitation as part of our commitment to tackle modern slavery." Then the PM talked about our relationship with the US and how she had had the President's assurance that he supported NATO 100 per cent. Finally, she talked about Brexit and said that European leaders had welcomed the clarity of our objectives for the negotiations ahead. She placed great emphasis on EU citizens living in the UK, adding that "we will make securing the reciprocal agreement that will guarantee their status a priority as soon as the negotiations begin, and I want to see this agreed as soon as possible because that is in everyone's interests." I agree. I did catch the Speaker's eye and concurred with the PM's lauding of our Queen at the start of her Statement, asking whether EU leaders were envious of such a fine Monarch. They are, came the reply! At this stage, a Point of Order from a Labour MP caused the Speaker to come out with an astonishing outburst against Mr Trump, who was a "racist" and "sexist". Personally, I think this was unfortunate as the Chair should be politically neutral. However, the Speaker ploughed on, banning Mr Trump from addressing both Houses in Westminster Hall. The Labour, Lib Dem and SNP benches were delighted, as one might expect. I'm afraid we were more sanguine and disappointed, I think is the best word, that the Speaker has politicised his role. At the end of the day, John Bercow is our Speaker and all of us in the House should respect the position and I'm sure we will. However, I personally believe that the Speaker should respect the President's position, especially when you think of those who have been allowed this honour and whose record on human rights and other aspects of what we would consider proper are appalling. Enough said. Then it was time for the Committee stage of the EU Withdrawal Bill, which lasted until midnight. As you'd expect, this was a heated debate at times, with Alex Salmond shouting at one stage at the Deputy Speaker, who kept his cool. The votes came at two different times during the debate and the Government won through with a good majority.