tonight at ten — we're at westminster, where parliament has inflicted a series of defeats on the prime minister at the start of the brexit debate. the ayes to the right, 311. the noes to the left, 293. mps voted to hold the government in contempt of parliament, for refusing to publish in full its legal advice on brexit. it is, i think, unprecedented for this house to find government ministers in contempt. the motion makes clear the government must now publish the attorney general‘s final legal advice in full. in light of the expressed will of the house, we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet. but it wasn't the prime minister's only setback, as she sought to convince mps that her widely—criticised brexit deal was the only viable option. we should not let the search for a perfect brexit prevent a good brexit that delivers for the british people. so many mps across parliament are not willing

to vote for this blindfold brexit and take a leap in the dark. just you wait until you feel the popular reaction that will follow when people realise the referendum has been betrayed. and in a significant turn of events, the house of commons insisted on a direct say in what happens next if mrs may's deal is defeated. and the other main stories on tonight's programme. railway chaos in may after timetable changes. the transport secretary admits some responsibility for not asking tough enough questions. the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. us senators publicly implicate the saudi crown prince. and this year's turner prize has just been won by charlotte prodger, with her film about gender and identity. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. manchester city look to stretch their lead at the top of the premier league. we'll have action from that

and all the results from tonight's other premier league games. good evening. we're live at westminster, where the prime minister has suffered a number of setbacks at the start of five days of debate ahead of the main brexit vote next week, a vote that's billed as one of the most significant parliamentary events of recent times. before the debate got under way, mps held the government to be in contempt of parliament because of its refusal to publish, in full, the legal advice on brexit. ministers were forced to backtrack and they promised to publish after all. parliament also voted to have greater influence on the entire brexit process if mrs may's deal is defeated next week. and in yet another twist, the european court ofjustice

was told that the uk could abandon brexit without needing the agreement of other eu states. the debate is expected to continue well into the night. we'll have reaction and analysis to all these developments, and we start with our political editor laura kuenssberg. parliament's time, the place the government needs to persuade. she doesn't want to accept she is defeated, not yet. but for the first time in decades before the prime minister had even had the chance to speak today, a painful hat—trick. the ayes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. how government was beaten three times. look at them! "look at their faces", they cry, the

site of a government that does not have support it can rely on. ministers found in contempt, falls 110w ministers found in contempt, falls now to publish the full brexit legal advice. this house has spoken and it is of huge constitutional and political significance. it is i think unprecedented for this as defined government ministers in contempt. lewin light of the expressed will of the house, we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet. the attorney general's private advice to cabinet will meet the public glare. then another flank. dominic grieve. the purpose of this amendment is to ensure that if we don't resolve this issue next week, that there will be further amendable motions to be considered. in other words, former remain rebels demanded more power for in other words, former remain rebels demanded more powerfor parliament if theresa may's deal is rejected next week and guess what happened next? an even bigger defeat, more

influence for mps if the government's plan. green however numbers looking? talk about brave faces ? numbers looking? talk about brave faces? i am feeling confident. always looking to debate. but multiple cabinet ministers say privately there is no way parliament will back the government. a few brave souls inside think it might be possible so what is her pitch?|j have possible so what is her pitch?” have spent nearly two years negotiating this deal. if i had banged the table, walked out of the room and at the end of the process delivered the same deal that is before us today, some might say i had done a betterjob but i did not play to the gallery. i focused on getting a deal that honours the referendum, sets us on course for a bright future and i did so through painstaking hard work. don't let anyone here think that there's a better deal to be winfarrah by shouting loud. don't imagine that if we vote this down, a different deal

will miraculously appear. the alternative is uncertainty and risk. i promise you, this is the very best dealfor the british people. i ask you to back it in the best interests of our constituents and our country and with our whole —— my wholehearted, i commend this motion to the house. this ordeal is about endurance as well as ideas and arguments. to vote for this deal would be to damage our economy, to make our constituents poorer, and to ta ke make our constituents poorer, and to take a leap in the dark for the future of this country. mr speaker, labour will vote against this deal, a bad deal for britain, a bad deal for the economy, and i believe, a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. 0h remember, theresa may has no majority on her own, neither those meant to be her allies, the dp, are on board, orany

meant to be her allies, the dp, are on board, or any of the opposition parties. so under these terms, in my view, the uk's future as a strong and independent global trading nation, standing together, is in real and immediate jeopardy. an outcome that does not honour the result of the referendum or take back control of our laws, our money and our borders. the reality of brexit is now laid before us, broken promises of taking back control from a government that is so out of control. 21 ministerial resignations, communities, countries, households divided. our politics stale. a prime minister fighting for her political life. but the reason we are here is and always was the tears inside the tory party, in full display tonight.” was the tears inside the tory party, in full display tonight. i really can't believe that there is a single member of this house who sincerely believes that this deal we have before us is a good deal. actually there are a lot. and if i

before us is a good deal. actually there are a lot. and if! may before us is a good deal. actually there are a lot. and if i may say... but look, there were. there is one. plenty! i've no stake in this government anymore but i still think it's the right to do. beneath the camouflage, we find the same old eu institutions as the customs union and the single market and all of it adjudicated, by the way, by the european court of justice. adjudicated, by the way, by the european court ofjustice. if we vote for this deal, we will not be taking back control but losing it. i will give way. i'm very grateful to the right honourable gentleman for giving way. he appears to be one of those that prefers the grievance to the solution. my right honourable friend the prime minister has come up friend the prime minister has come up with the solution. what is his big idea? i was coming to that. i will not vote for this deal on any other basis than it goes to the people for their approval. this is not a good deal. in fact, it is not

a deal, as many have already observed. it is certainly not what we we re observed. it is certainly not what we were promised. the governing party, split in every direction, right in front of our eyes. a week tonight, they will have to choose which way to go, which corridor to walk through. is there a real chance of bringing together parties divided, parliament divided? maybe the country, too? shut out the noise. in the next few days, the prime minister will be arguing for her brexit compromise, her government and her job. her brexit compromise, her government and herjob. many behind her want to make her ditch her plan for departure but those opposite wa nt to for departure but those opposite want to go further, to force her out. the government will strain everything to make its case to survive but ultimately, it's this place, parliament, that will decide. it feels like this place, what's meant to be all of our place, taking charge laura kuenssberg, bbc news,

westminster. so many developments today. in a moment, we'll talk to dharshini david about the latest warnings from the bank of england, and we'll be talking to damian grammaticas about events at the european court ofjustice. but first, our political editor laura kuenssberg. defeat after defeat for the prime minister today, a big day of setbacks. huge and you have to go back to the 19705 for its equivalent. even though theresa may has had so much turmoil and so many travails in the last 18 months, she's only actually been beaten in this way twice before. so a huge day, this hat—trick of humiliation for the prime minister, all of it happening before she had to get to herfeet happening before she had to get to her feet to even begin making happening before she had to get to herfeet to even begin making her ca5e. herfeet to even begin making her case. if you are going to focus on one of them, would it be that motion brought forward by dominic grieve, the former attorney general?

brought forward by dominic grieve, the former attorney general7m certainly would and to remind people clearly what that was about, e55entially, mp5 today voted to give them5elve5 e55entially, mp5 today voted to give themselves more power if and when themselves more power if and when the prime minister's deal with bru55el5 i5 the prime minister's deal with bru55el5 is rejected. right now, that looks like that is what is going to happen so e55entially, mp5 have decided today, overruling the government, that they will have more power to set the course of the government to go for a plan b. i think what we saw in broad terms todayi5 think what we saw in broad terms today is what will really send a chill up number ten'5 5pine, the legislature, parliament, taking control over the government. we will talk again later, thank you to laura kuenssberg, and damian grammaticas now, let's talk about the european court ofjustice now, let's talk about the european court of justice and now, let's talk about the european court ofjustice and the opinion expressed there. tell us about that and the impact it could have. yes, ona and the impact it could have. yes, on a day when the prime minister told mps that the choice they faced was her deal or uncertainty, what we have heard today opens up a route thatis have heard today opens up a route that is certain possibly for

parliament if it comes to pass, to cancel brexit. this concerns a case brought by opponents of brexit in the uk that has been considered by the uk that has been considered by the european court ofjustice. today, we had the vice from the court's highest legal adviser, saying he believes it is possible for the uk as a sovereign country to cancel brexit unilaterally, without needing the approval of the other eu 27 countries. there are caveats. he said it would have to have some parliamentary approval and it would have to be in good faith, notjust to buy time. but what it does do, if it is confirmed by the highest court, is open up a potential exit route for mps to consider in the future. many thanks and back at westminster, the bank of england with some warnings today, jealous about those. 10% of

with some warnings today, jealous about those. 1096 of your weekly food bill in the event of a disorderly brexit. —— 10% on your weekly food bill. that was the latest warning from macani, the governor of the bagley lead because we import about half of our food, and if we see a disorderly brexit, we will see a slump in sterling, tariffs and check5 slump in sterling, tariffs and checks on the border will all bump up checks on the border will all bump up costs. macani wa5 checks on the border will all bump up costs. macani was talking to mp5 at westminster in the treasury select committee, on the back of tho5e warnings about the possibility ofan 8% tho5e warnings about the possibility of an 8% full in gdp in the event of a disorderly brexit. is he 5caremongering? he was at pains today to say that he's only doing his today to say that he's only doing hi5job, delivering a55e55ment5 today to say that he's only doing his job, delivering assessments that the mp5 them5elve5 wanted. it is his job to one of risks and make sure the financial system can cope. but the financial system can cope. but the financial system can cope. but the financial markets clearly share his concerns about the impact of a disorderly brexit. what we saw today after the vote pushing through the amendment from dominic grieve, sterling bounced right up, reversing a17 sterling bounced right up, reversing a 17 month low against the dollar which it reached earlier in the day when we saw that earlier defeat. laura, we will talk later. another development today. the bbc has dropped plans to hold a brexit debate between theresa may and jeremy corbyn, saying it

"could not reach an agreement" on its proposal. itv says its offer is still open. we'll have much more from westminster later in the programme. in the meantime, if you want to read up on the latest brexit new5 and find out what might happen next, log on to bbc.co.uk/brexit. but for now, it's back to reeta. the transport secretary chris grayling has admitted that he and his department didn't a5k "tough enough questions" before new timetables were brought in on northern and govia thame5link routes in may, causing chao5. it came after a report by mp5 5aid he should have been more pro—active. the new timetables involved more than 43,000 changes. the biggest impact was on northern train5, operated by arriva rail north, and govia thame5link routes into london. for several weeks, up to 780 train5

were cancelled each weekday. the rail delivery group, representing rail companies, said it was very sorry for what happened in the summer. but for many passengers, the problems still continue, a5 danny savage reports. seven months after the timetable debacle, things have not improved for many passengers. thi5 northern service from bolton this morning was so crowded people couldn't get on. on a following train, there was di5may. it's already costing me about eight quid a day to get in and out manchester, and then it's going to go up, the amount of investment that goes into severn transport, and it shouldn't have to be a comparison, there should be money for everybody. people in the south should be able to have good transport, but we also deserve good transport here as well. over in doncaster, the 657 to leedsto left on time, testament

perhaps to the power of complaining. over in doncaster, the 657 to leeds left on time, testament perhaps to the power of complaining. vanessa bremner has a pile of letters from her mp and northern rail about delays and cancellations. it's just been the same as it was back in the summer. we haven't had a single train that's arrived on time since october, and that was only one day. you know, it'sjust still ongoing. for months now, the transport secretary chris grayling has been lampooned in the regional pre55 in the north over rail problems. today he was also criticised by his parliamentary colleagues, and admitted mistakes. clearly, we didn't ask tough enough questions. the reality is that at no point did i get the information that i would have needed to intervene. mp5 are now recommending discounts for the worst affected season—ticket holders. independent oversight of timetable changes and simplifying compensation. the leader of leeds city council was also asked to investigate the problems over the summer. you're talking about pa55enger5 who still are getting to work late, unable to get home to pick their kids up from the childminder5.

all of these things are still happening, and it's absolutely crucial that we put pa55enger5 at the heart of everything that we do. this was commuter chris ellerby‘5 view on his way home last night. they need to understand what people actually go through. the people who are relying on this for their living each day. they need to understand it is causing problems and is causing issues with their work, with their family life at home. govia thameslink has also been told it must contribute £15 million towards improvements after the chaos of last summer. danny savage, bbc news. the former ukip leader nigel farage has quit the party, criticising the current man in charge. mr farage recently called for gerard batten to be removed after he appointed the founder of the far—right engli5h defence league tommy robinson as an adviser. mr farage said he was leaving the eurosceptic party with a heavy heart, but was turning his back on extremist politics.

the french prime minister has 5u5pended a planned hike in fuel tax for six months after some of the worst riot5 in paris for decades. in a televised addre55, he said no tax warranted endangering the unity of the nation. lucy williamson reports from paris. support for france's yellow ve5t protester5 goes far beyond those standing in the cold. the solidarity at this roundabout in beauvai5 is sometimes deafening. three weeks after the movement's original stand against fuel tax rises, its aims and its divisions have broadened, but there's still widespread public support. last saturday in paris, hard—core groups and agitators joined in with tactics of their own. but the violence hasn't stopped support for moderate protesters. and today, a government climb—down, a temporary freeze in three kinds of fuel costs. translation: no tax is worth jeopardising national unity.

i am suspending these taxes for six months. we want to find just and effective ways to apply them. if we don't, we'll bear the consequences. president macron is accused by many here of behaving too much like a king, unwilling to compromise on his vision or listen to protests against it. but this movement, led by social media, with widespread support, has broken that pattern, and with it the notion of macron's absolute power. the protesters in beauvais today said the government's offer wasn't enough. this movement is now not just about taxes, but the cost of living, the minimum wage and broader questions of inequality. translation: we need a total rethink of people's income. it's not just about the fuel tax. that's what sparked the movement, but behind that are several decades of social suffering. this movement brought together a range of people through social media, without a recognised leader or political group. some in the movement have been

attacked for trying to negotiate with the government or simply for appearing to speak for the movement at all. benjamin says he received hundreds of death threats from fellow protesters after being described as a spokesman. yes, my life is in danger and i'm frightened, not only for my children. but i want to continue this strike. with fresh protests planned for saturday in paris, the government is trying to isolate the movement's hardcore. in the face of growing violence, a security problem is much simpler for them to deal with than a political one. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. us senators, who've been given a private cia briefing on the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, have emphatically condemned the saudi crown prince, saying they're more sure than ever that he had a role in the killing. let's speak to our north america editorjon sopel.

the senators' assessment is in marked contrast to that of the president. what have they said? yes, well, donald trump has said over whether muhammad bin salman was responsible, maybe he did or maybe he didn't know about the killing. the secretary of state said there was no direct evidence, but today a handful of senators heard from the senior director and after that someone senior director and after that someone who has been very close to donald trump said "there isn't so much a smoking gun as a smoking saw," a gruesome image about the board in saw used to chop up his body. in the head of the committee said frankly after what he heard it would take a jury half an hour to convicted. why the difference? i think donald trump feels he needs muhammad bin salman's support over a run, and he also has a massive arms deal that needs to be concluded, and donald trump doesn't want to

jeopardise that. jon, many thanks. —— he needs muhammad bin salman's support over iran. there's a stark warning today that accident and emergency departments are in poor shape, ahead of what could be a tough winter. the royal college of emergency medicine, the body that represents a&e doctors, says performance levels are at their lowest for 20 years. and there are growing concerns about the wider pressures on the nhs workforce. ? here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. another busy day in accident and emergency at harrogate district hospital. this trust has been meeting the four hour a&e targets. but even here, they've seen performance slip as winter approaches. we're not at a stage here where it feels hopeless, but it'd be a complete lie to say there aren't days where you think, "crikey, how on earth are we are going to get through this?" we had a record number for us of people needing admission through the day. the team here in the emergency department and the wider hospital had to work really hard. for months, a&e departments across the country have been planning for winter, but there are still real concerns about just how resilient

the system actually is. for the past year, accident and emergency departments right across the uk have been under intense pressure. one of the toughest winters in memory was followed by a summer that saw precious little relief. and as we head into this winter, senior doctors are warning this is a workforce that is really struggling to cope. a survey by the royal college of emergency medicine found that of more than 1,100 a&e doctors who responded, over 900 believe that things can't go on as they have been, or that they're getting worse. fewer than 50 felt things are getting better. five years ago, i met consultant taj hassan. he told me then of a crisis in emergency departments. now he represents a&e doctors across the uk, and it seems that little has changed. we are entering winter in probably the worst state of performance in emergency departments, probably for the last 20 years. we are struggling badly. the nhs has been promised

extra money, but that won't arrive until next year, and it's finding and keeping staff willing to work in the most demanding parts of the health service that's proving to be a challenge. it's particularly difficult coming into winter, and that's made worse by brexit. we need to see some short—term action, in order to overcome these challenges. nhs england says more emergency consultants are now working in the health service, and that extensive plans for winter are in place. the coming months could see those plans tested to the limit. dominic hughes, bbc news, harrogate. now, it's one of art's most prestigious awards, and this year for the first time there wasn't a painting in sight. four films were shortlisted, and in the last hour, it was announced that artist charlotte prodger has seen off the competition to win the 2018 turner prize. her winning entry was filmed over the course of a year, all on her smartphone.

in a very personal work, prodger explores issues such as identity and gender. the countryside plays a starring role, and the judges praised the way in which she interwove thoughts with landscapes. the artist, who's based in glasgow, got many of her friends to narrate the film, using her diary entries as script. 0ur arts editor will gompertz is at tate britain, where the winner has just been announced. will. hello, reeta. not only at tate britain where the winner has been announced, but i am also with the winner, charlotte prodger, 44—year—old scottish artist. i have never heard the go quite as quiet as they did when you were announced winner. there is obviously something about your work resonating with people, touching people. a difficult question to ask an artist, but what do you think that is? yeah, so that's a big question. and i don't know. i don't think i can say for sure what it is because different people obviously have different

readings and interpretations and experiences of watching the work. i guess that my work is increasingly quite personal, and maybe some of those, you know, the things i talk about in my work, they are my experiences, for sure, but i guess some of those experiences have been experiences that other people have had, particularly maybe queer people on young people growing up queer. maybe some of that resonates, i'm not sure. i think it does, universal themes. yourfamily not sure. i think it does, universal themes. your family are not sure. i think it does, universal themes. yourfamily are behind us, dying to get hold of you. it has been a great night. well done, charlotte prodger, for winning the 20 18th charlotte prodger, for winning the 2018th turner prize. back to you, reeta. will, thank you very much -- 2018 turner prize. that's all from me — back to huw who's in westminster for us this evening. huw.

thanks, reeta. despite the political turmoil here today, the prime minister has insisted she's focused on delivering on the result of the referendum, respecting the wishes of a majority of voters in 2016. so our deputy political editor john pienaar has been to walsall in the west midlands, where almost three quarters of voters chose leave back in 2016, to ask what message people wanted to send to westminster. this feels a long way from westminster. people here work for a living — though that's rather unfair on mp5. but here in walsall, anywhere you like, you don't have to be a politician to get that britain is remoulding its future. just ask around on the factory floor at abbey england, a family—owned brass foundry. there is confusion, there is irritation. brexit, do you think it's going well? have the mp5 handled it well? awful. awful? yeah. it's like the messages coming into the bbc online, and plenty of impatience to get on with it, whatever "it" turns out to be. so its decision time for mp5. what is your message for them?

i think we should get out as quick as possible. it's costing us too much money. get us out now. simple message — get us out. yes, definitely. i know you've been worried about the whole thing. it's quite worrying because it wasn't very clear at the beginning and it's still really confusing now, and i'm just worried about how things will end up. look, this is your family firm. what do you think mp5 should be focusing on? as a business, we're already feeling the pain and we can't see that that's going to get any better, and all we see is the politicians jockeying for control. you're worried about your business, but we've had this text in, saying, "you can't put a price on freedom". well, that's all very well, but if the economy collapses and the businesses fail and we lose ourjobs, then what good is our freedom? people feeling let down, feeling overlooked, helped drive the vote to leave. now deadlock and faction fighting has only deepened people's cynicism around the country. as one message put it, "in or out, politicians were not of the calibre required to run a country". another text said mp5 were never

likely to back any deal. "what a laughing stock our politicians are". but feelings for and against brexit still run deep. one said political deadlock meant a people's vote is needed and a leaver wrote that she just wanted rid of the greedy, corrupt eu. with britain as polarised as its politicians, could any outcome unite the country? in any shop on any street, you can find a nation divided. we may know a lot more than we did at referendum time, but that doesn't mean we are bound any closer on big issues like immigration. what should mp be focusing on now? i think they should focus on backing theresa may and controlling the migration. we need migrants, but we need to limit and control how many come into the country. yeah, we got this text in that says, "how will we manage staffing the nhs when all the european medics have gone back to the continent?" what do you say? mps need to make sure we're not cutting off our nose to spite our face. we don't want to be so locked down that nobody can get in. we are an island.

we need immigrants and we need trade. at the salsa club, you would never know britain's future is so delicately balanced. the mood — brexit and recrimination can wait for now. how much blame will they get at westminster if it all goes pear—shaped ? they're all going to get the blame. all of them? yes. because of their participation in it, what they did and didn't do for the good of the people. i think theresa may will get the brunt of the blame, but she had a thankless task in the first place. i don't know if anybody else could have done any better. but can people really step aside and blame politicians for any move or any misstep taken in their name? maybe not. that won't stop it happening. john pienaar, bbc news, walsall.