An early morning run, private meeting and into the House. We were on a one-line whip today, but David Davis made a Statement on his negotiations with the EU and I was keen to hear what progress, if any, had been made. Mr Davis told us that the PM's Florence speech had been helpful and that talks were now more constructive. He went on to add there was still some way to go before a new partnership was secured. He talked about citizens' rights, N Ireland, the financial settlement and separation issues. The Opposition spokesman had nothing to offer at all, except more criticism and more negativity. Talking down our great country is now an epidemic in this place, sadly, and not just from the Labour Benches. Keir Starma accused all those who even contemplated a 'no deal' as "fanatics". Even by parliamentary standards this was ridiculous and I rose to make a point on this issue. If we cannot strike a deal that honours the referendum - one that sees us leave the EU in its entirety - than a 'no deal' option has to be considered. That is the only logical conclusion. The truth is that Labour are all over the place re the EU and Corbyn in particular is being duplicitous over his stand. He's been against the EU for decades; indeed to nationalise utilities and the railways, as he suggests, we would have to be outside the EU. This is a man who is playing politics with the future of our country, which, were he ever to run, would be ruined and in the hands of the IMF in a very short time.