A rather depressing day, if I am honest. It started well with an early morning run, but then degenerated fast as I picked up on the news about the new "rule of six", restricting gatherings to a maximum of six people, enforced by police able to issue fines or make arrests. This when families and friends were just breathing a sigh of relief that they could at last get together. In In my view, this is disproportionate, with a nasty twist, in that people will be appointed to police this new rule and report those who disobey it. This is the United Kingdom, not North Korea, and I do not agree with this latest edict. God knows what effect this will have on the struggling economy and businesses across the land who were just getting back on their feet. Yes, the number of infections is rising, in particular among the young, but their symptoms are mainly slight. We hear that this rise is due to the young doing what we all did - having fun together and socialising. If the Government wants to target pubs and clubs in particular areas, that's one thing, but to apply a "rule of six" across England just does not make sense. We must learn to live with this virus,. Yes, put all our resources into protecting the most vulnerable and let the rest of us get on with our lives. While I accept the scientists are warning of the worst-case scenario, and politicians are understandably nervous of taking an independent path from them, it is time common sense prevailed, as it is not possible to micro-manage the country. We used to say in the army: "Order, counter-order, disorder!" So true. I know that many of my colleagues feel the same, as do the majority of those I speak to. All very frustrating and of course we cannot even hold the Government to account as parliament is simply not working. We must think carefully when the time comes to renew the Government's powers. I saw the Chief Whip and have written a private letter to the PM. At his press conference, Mr Johnson also outlined a "moonshot" plan to control the virus with mass testing, possibly by next spring. It comes as the UK reported another 2,659 coronavirus cases, the fourth day running where there's been over 2,000 reported cases. I watched PMQs on my TV, with neither side landing a blow. I had plenty of constituency matters to attend to and George Eustice spoke to the 1922 Committee at 1700. There were three votes, two at 1600 and one at 1900. The Brexit debate has heated up again as the PM urged us to support a Bill which modifies the Brexit deal he signed with the EU in January. The PM said the Internal Markets Bill would "ensure the integrity of the UK internal market" and hand power to Scotland and Wales. He also claimed it would protect the Northern Ireland peace process. Critics say the move will damage the UK's international standing after a minister admitted the plans break international law. The Scottish government has not ruled out legal action to prevent it from becoming law. The point is that national law trumps international law and the PM is no doubt attempting to put pressure on EU negotiators to come up with a deal. There is no reason on earth why we cannot have a Canada-style deal, unless of course the EU is set on punishing one of its biggest trading partners for having the sheer audacity to become a sovereign state once again.