A early morning trot in the park and into the Commons. PMQs was a damp squib, with no one mentioning the elephant in the room: the lack of Brexit.

A morning run, haircut and into the Commons. Routine matters, followed by a chat with Channel 4. I then met the driving force behind this new attraction on Portland Sebastian Brook.

Dear Colleague

"If the UK leaves fully the EU and becomes a third country, it will still be a European country, it will still be our friend, it will still be an ally and a very important trading partner, so obviously we will have to try to find as comprehensive a trade agreement as possible with that country.

The House felt empty all day, with a series of Urgent Questions (UQs) and a Statement on N Ireland taking up most of the time. Some Government SIs ended the day. Following Education Questions I sat in on two of the UQs.

Dear Secretary of State,

Changes to General Licences for Bird Control

Our organisations collectively represent the overwhelming majority of users of the General Licences issued in your name for controlling ‘pest’ birds in England.

Another session on the doorstep, this time in Weymouth. I was out with Louis O'Leary and Tony Ferrari in the new ward of Littlemoor and Preston. Again we received a warm welcome wherever we went. Both men are outstanding candidates and I hope they are elected on Thursday. 

I had the honour of being asked to open a Chaplaincy Room at Portland Port. This was the brainchild of Reverend Jonathan Bayliff, a former submariner, who works for the Sailors' Society.

TERRORISM has once again raised its hydra-like head, this time in Sri Lanka.

At the time of writing, the death toll has reached 359, with over 500 wounded.

We hear the attacks were in retaliation for the mosque killings in New Zealand.

A busy day, with the last few hours spent in Swanage campaigning on behalf of one of our council candidates Bill Trite. The reception on the door was warm, although there was understandable exasperation about the lack of Brexit.