A new start today. Boris made his maiden appearance at the Despatch Box as PM. Before that my good friend and colleague Jacob Rees-Mogg did an outstanding job in his new role as Leader of the House.
Another hot day. Dentist and haircut first thing and into the Commons. It was Mrs May's last PMQs and it turned out to be a rather bitter one, with neither side giving much ground.
Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, yesterday asked Ministers in Parliament what would happen in Hong Kong in 2047, when the island is handed back to China permanently.
A very early morning run to avoid a scorching sun and into the Commons for what was an interesting day, not least for Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson. I headed over to the QE11 Centre at about 1100 to join the throng of MPs, journalists and Party helpers to see who had won the crown.
Out into the sunshine first thing and then to the Commons. Coffee and papers and then routine constituency matters before attending the first of three Urgent Questions (UQs) on the latest outbreak of violence in Hong Kong.
Who could resist a police open day? II certainly could not, and regrettably leapt into my battered Landrover to make my to police HQs at Winfrith. I say regrettably because the traffic was appalling and I should have gone by bike.
Up early and after a brief stint in the office, I headed to Bovington to visit defence company Babcock, which runs the maintenance depot for all armoured vehicles.
Early morning run and into the Commons. We remained on a three line due to some amendments coming back from the Lords on the N Ireland Bill. First-up, though, I took a long call from the new Head at Budmouth College, David Herbert.
