this is bbc news — i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: turmoil in westminster — the prime minister delays the crucial vote on her brexit deal at the 11th hour, saying strong objections to the northern ireland backstop deal would mean defeat. i still believe there is a majority to be one in this house in support of it. if i commit secure additional reassurance on the question of the backstop and that is what my focus will be on the days ahead. the delay causes anger in the commons, with labour securing an emergency debate tomorrow on the deferral. the government is in disarray. uncertainty is building the business. people are in despair at the state of these failed negotiations. watching closely are the other 27 eu member states, who stand firm, warning that the current deal can not be renegotiated. it took over a year and a half to negotiate. that is on the part of 28

governments and it is not possible to open any aspect of that agreement without reopening all aspects of it. in other news this evening: france's president macron addresses the nation, announcing tax cuts and wage rises following weeks of violent protests. a man's found guilty of the murder of two schoolgirls near brighton more than 30 years ago. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers ben glaze and jo tanner — stay with us for that. it's been a chaotic day for theresa may's government at westminster. the prime minister came to the house of commons to announce that the big parliamentary vote on her brexit plan due tomorrow had been delayed. she acknowledged there

was no majority among mps for the withdrawal agreement and said she'd consult fellow eu leaders in the coming days. mrs may's main goal is to seek further assurances on the so—called backstop guarantee relating to the irish border. these are the main developments today. although it has been clear there is no majority among mps for the withdrawal agreement, today is the first time the prime minister openly admitted the situation, and explained this was one of the reasons for her delaying the vote. mrs may is now expected to criss—cross europe over the coming days for talks with her fellow leaders trying to seek further assurances on the backstop. that is the insurance policy which guarantees there would be no checks on the border between northern ireland and the republic, if no trade agreement between the uk and the eu can be reached. tonight, the commons speaker approved a call from the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, for an emergency debate in the commons tomorrow on the prime minister's decision to delay the vote. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says eu leaders will meet again on thursday

to discuss how to help mrs may get her brexit deal passed but will not renegotiate the deal or the backstop. the news comes as the european court of justice ruled that the uk could unilaterally revoke article 50 without the permission of the other 27 eu members. that would, effectively, cancel brexit if the uk chose to do so. our first report on the delayed vote by our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some flash photography. the landmarks look the same, but these are extraordinary days this place will remember. 0n the prime minister's most important plan — the brexit compromise that's taken more than two years — theresa may simply didn't have the mps to back her, so instead the prime minister backed down. if we went ahead and held the vote tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin. we will therefore defer the vote scheduled for tomorrow and not proceed to divide the house at this time. in other words, she knew she would lose, so there'll be no vote tomorrow.

instead, she's appealing to the rest of the eu to look again at the most controversial part of the agreement, the backstop. i will go to see my counterparts in other member states and the leadership of the council and the commission. i will discuss with them the clear concerns that this house has expressed. we are also looking closely at new ways of empowering the house of commons to ensure that any provision for a backstop has democratic legitimacy. the cabinet can nod along, but was the commons really listening? is it realistic to reckon she'll ever get the support she really needs? i still believe there is a majority to be won in this house in support of it, if i can secure additional reassurance on the question of the backstop, and that is what my focus will be in the days ahead. does this house want to deliver brexit? that's the sound of

the divide in here. dozens of mps wish none of this was happening, dozens on the other side wish we'd left already. if the house does, does it want to do so through reaching an agreement with the eu? if the answer is yes — and i believe that is the answer of the majority of this house — then we all have to ask ourselves whether we're prepared to make a compromise. i am determined to do all i can to secure the reassurances this house requires to get this deal over the line and deliver for the british people, and i commend this statement to the house. but the government's efforts to compromise have led them to a crisis. the government has lost control of events and is in complete disarray. it's been evident for weeks that the prime minister's deal did not have the confidence of this house, yet she ploughed

on regardless, reiterating this is the only deal available. this is a bad deal for britain, a bad deal for our economy and a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. even the speaker furious at the government's dropping a major vote like this. halting the debate, after no fewer than 164 colleagues have taken the trouble to contribute, will be thought by many members of this house to be deeply discourteous. but that procedural palaver was nothing compared to the onslaught for the prime ministerfrom all sides. does she not realise that every time she comes back here with her tail between her legs, she humiliates the british people? i put it to her that she's lost the trust and credibility of the house, lost the trust and credibility of the country and, most importantly, she's lost the trust and credibility of the european union. does she not realise how chaotic and ridiculous this makes our country look?

the prime minister has been forced to pull tomorrow's vote, in a stunning display of pathetic cowardice. we have found an impasse in this house. it's time now to take this back to the people and have a people's vote. what she's done today — f—r—i—t. she's frit! farfrom being frit, i think this prime minister has great courage in coming back... hear, hear! tonight, mps were so frustrated at not having a vote there was a rare grab for the mace. watch as one labour mp does just about the most rebellious thing they can do to disrupt proceedings this afternoon, this afternoon, all the more agonising for the prime minister because this morning, cabinet ministers were making the case for cracking on. is the vote definitely, 100%, going to happen? yes. the prime minister has been clear the vote's going ahead, and i believe it should.

should it go ahead? i certainly hope so. the prime minister's confirmed that. leaving ministers obviously angry, stuck for an explanation. it's all moving so quickly, so... it is all moving so quickly. so, as far as we understand it, the vote has been delayed. yes. erm, i can see the logic of it. obviously, we will all need to work out what that then leads to. but, you know, i keep on saying to my colleagues — and i don't think i can say it enough — beware of stepping into an abyss of chaos. it's the prime minister that's pushing things into chaos, though. she's the one who's delayed the vote, after saying again and again it was going to happen. even this morning, cabinet ministers were saying it was going ahead. look, every single time she's tried to negotiate something, the erg — the conservative group in parliament — have boxed her in this way, boxed her in that way, told her to flex her muscles, and narrowed down her negotiating options. so they are the ones, i think, who have laid the ground for the wrecking we're now seeing. but if the prime minister's banking

on the eu making changes, it doesn't sound promising, not at all. the withdrawal agreement, including the irish backstop, is the only agreement on the table. it took over a year and a half to negotiate, it has the support of 28 governments, and it's not possible to reopen any aspect of that agreement without reopening all aspects of it. reporter: can you really improve your deal, prime minister? for weeks, the chatter in this circus has been about winning her of losing her nerve. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as we heard, theresa may will travel to brussels in the coming days, to try and get assurances over the issue of the so—called backstop — that's the guarantee on the future of the irish border. european leaders have been clear today that the deal already agreed cannot be altered. so what kind of reaction will the prime minister get in brussels and how realistic is the prospect of the kind of change that some of her mps are demanding? 0ur europe editor katya adler has been looking at the reaction from

europe. eu leaders tonight are reflecting on their brexit options. taken by surprise by the delay to the brexit vote in parliament. that brexit deal is the eu's final offer, they say, but they know too the prime minister needs their help. tonight, donald tusk, the european council president, announced a special brexit summit of eu leaders this thursday to negotiate — no, he says. to facilitate the ratification of the deal in the uk. the decision to delay the brexit vote in parliament while dramatic in the uk actually changes little here in the eu. of course eu leaders want the vote to pass and what to avoid an no—deal brexit so they're open to hearing from the prime minister what she needs from them, up to a point. reassurances on the backstop — that, they can provide.

renegotiation, absolutely not, is the view here tonight. the eu is well aware the main sticking point is the irish border guarantee known as the backstop. something the eu shows no sign of backing away from. the deal‘s the deal, it's taken two years to put together. it is a fair deal for both sides. it protects from an irish perspective and british perspective peaceful relationships on the island of ireland. critics in the uk do not like the backstop because it keeps the uk tied to eu customs regulations and prevents the uk making its own trade deals in the uk and nees the eu's go—ahead to get out of the backstop once it is triggered. theresa may's adviser 0llie robbins was snapped arriving here in brussels this afternoon ahead of her visit. but what is the eu prepared to give?

i think there will be receptive audience for suggestion that certain aspects might need to be clarified or explained better. but not changed ? i understand that to be the position, yes. people want this done now, it is a distraction at a time when there are many other burning issues in european politics. frustration is growing in some parts of the eu. take a look at this exasperated tweet today from the european parliament's brexit negotiator: the eu believes a decent deal is on the table and the ball is in the uk's court. that is why it is not significantly changing position. but the threat of an no—deal brexit that neither the prime minister nor the eu want looms ever larger on both sides of the channel. and just a reminder of those key

brexit deadlines coming up. theresa may told the commons she would be speaking to eu leaders this week about mps' concerns surrounding the northern ireland backstop. that meeting of the eu council is expected to take place on thursday this week but the council's leader, donald tusk, says the eu would not renegotiate the draft deal, or the backstop. crucially, the prime minister has refused to say when the mps would now be able to vote on her deal, saying it would depend how long any new talks with the eu last. some mps have asked for the vote to be held before christmas, but mrs may says the final deadline for the vote is 21 january. and she said the government was committed to delivering a brexit deal before the deadline for the uk's departure date from the eu, which is the 29 march next year. here's our deputy political editorjon pienaar more on what might happen next. well, theresa may has retreated, listened to cabinet colleagues and advisers urging her to delay the vote on her brexit plan. why?

that's easy. the signs were that she was, and maybe still is, facing a crushing defeat in the commons, a lethal combination of tory brexiteers who say her deal could leave the uk locked into eu rules, along with the dup, who also hate the idea of northern ireland being tied even closer than mainland britain for the sake of avoiding a hard irish border. then there are the former tory remainers who see no point leaving the eu only to follow its rules with no say in writing them. now mrs may is off back to brussels, but, as we've heard, significant new concessions seem remote. so what's next? the political perils facing mrs may are still there, still waiting. her cabinet is split. some ministers privately want what they call a managed no deal — leave the eu before any trade deal is in place if necessary but with time to prepare and avoid as much disruption as possible. critics insist leaving with no deal would carry a heavy economic price. others in the cabinet privately want a softer brexit,

the norway solution, with shared customs rules thrown in and with free movement of people, though with some control over migration. there's also talk among ministers and mps of consulting parliament on what deal it would be prepared to support. most mps are pro—european so that might lead to a softer brexit. and, thanks to the european court, britain could stop the clock on brexit while it decides. the hard brexiteers would absolutely hate that, it would split the tories, maybe labour too, and there is no guarantee theresa may would survive as prime minister. the hugely controversial notion of using a fresh referendum to break the deadlock now has supporters in both main parties. they are growing confident they might, just might, get their way in the end. labour is split too. some mps want a soft brexit but the party wants a general election. could labour win a vote of no—confidence against government? unlikely since at least some tory mps and the dup would need to side against the prime minister.

would tory mps force a vote of no confidence on mrs may as conservative party leader? well, a lot of them are angry enough although mrs may might win that vote. if she did, she would be safe in the job for a year and conservative mps mayjust consider that is too long a lease on number ten and it is time for someone else to take on the political mission impossible that brexit almost seems have become. in her statement today, the prime minister repeated her insistence that her focus was delivering on the result of the 2016 eu referendum, and she warned that the integrity of the political process was at stake. our home editor mark easton has been to deal in kent, which voted to leave, to get a response to today's developments. historic deal? not yet. the latest setback on the road to brexit prompts weary shrugs in a town that fears the politicians aren't up to the task. at the new inn, a deal pub old enough to remember the english civil war,

customers reflect on how the baffling complexity of brexit has paralysed their parliament and humbled their government. she changes her mind too often. she tells us one thing and does another. i'm not a big fan of may but i think she's been strong, and maybe she'll pull this off. i'm just exasperated. two thirds of voters around here opted to leave in the referendum. but, on the pier, they are starting to wonder if it will ever happen. i mean, ijust don't understand what the problem is. we just want a deal that suits us. we want to stop people coming into the country. we want to stop people coming here and treating it like treasure island. a uk border force boat is on the lookout for illegal immigrants, as deal‘s time tower marks another belligerent day of brexit.

well, there has to be a brexit now, surely. i think, if we backtrack, the country will fall apart. what do you mean by that? what do i mean by that? i think the... well, you'll lose faith in what we all stand for. so democracy and our politics are on the line here? without a doubt. the english civil war saw deal castle besieged as two irreconcilable visions of england split the nation, dividing family and friends. historians draw parallels with brexit, with every conceivable escape route from the current stand—off seemingly blockaded. some people, you know, are warning this is a real rupture in our country, it's torn the fabric apart. i believe it is. i've — there are people who i don't speak to anymore, since. i wish the whole thing happened happened.

it doesn't work like that, though, does it? so what would you like to see happen now, then? what would be the best option? a time machine. doctor who, we'll do it that way. we'll all go back, fix it, it will be fine! christmas is coming to deal, but most people here don't believe we will agree on a deal before christmas. the only aspect of brexit that unites them is that politicians are making matters worse. mark easton, bbc news, deal. and if you are confused as to where this leaves the negotiations, or have a question about what next for brexit, send them in to us and we will answer them tomorrow at 11:30 here on bbc news. trying to make sense of it all will be professor anand menon, from the think tank the uk in a changing europe and georgina wright, an independent brexit analyst. you can text 611211, email askthis@bbc.co.uk, or tweet using the hashtag #bbcaskthis. other news now, and france's president, emmanuel macron, has promised an increase in the minimum wage and offered tax

cuts for pensioners in response to weeks of violent protests against the rising cost of living. in an address on national television, he said he believed there was a way out of the country's current problems. lucy williamson reports from paris. it is not easy to spot what divides people here, their politics kept hidden under their neon protest uniforms. voters from both far—left and far—right brought together by a president who promised to unite france. after weeks of demanding a response to their protest, mr macron addressed the nation today. some said they wouldn't even bother to watch. why should i listen to him, elena said, he doesn't listen to us. mr macron spent the day listening to proposals. the new, humbler image,

orjust a smart political move? the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions. a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he did not say was sorry. translation: i know that i have hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you. if i have fought to shake up the system, it is precisely because i want to serve our country which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could have imagined just a few weeks ago. but, to some protesters in amiens, it was not enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we are talking to a brick wall. frankly, we are frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back to paris on saturday for act five of the weekly

demonstrations there. president macron told them today that france would find a solution together, but to many, this is what solidarity looks like, not macron and his economic reforms. a convicted paedophile has been found guilty of murdering two schoolgirls found strangled and sexually assaulted near brighton more than 30 years ago. at the old bailey, new dna evidence helped convict russell bishop, who is 52. he had been acquitted of the killings, which became known as the babes in the wood murders, at an original trial back in 1987. sarah campbell reports. each year on the anniversary of their deaths, the families of karen hadaway and nicola fellows have left tributes at the site of their murder. their pain has never gone away. their grief still overwhelming.

i don't know how to go on now. i go home, shut the door, and i'm on my own, no—one there. it's so hard. karen's father wouldn't live to see his daughter's killer found guilty. she was our first—born, and the apple of his eye. he went into the mortuary, the man i loved and adored and would have done anything for, and came out a complete stranger. as this police reconstruction from the time showed, karen and nicola went out to play in the local park on an october evening in 1986. they never returned home. the following day, their bodies were found in dense undergrowth. 0ne lying across the other in this makeshift tent. both had been strangled and sexually assaulted. russell bishop, then aged 20, was charged with the double murder. but a year later, in 1987, a jury took less than two hours to acquit him. speaking to the bbc, he played the victim. i can't stand being around kids now. i can stand it. i don't even like taking mine out the door, ‘cause i'm looked at.

karen and nicola's families tried to keep the inquiry into their daughters' deaths open. maybe someday someone will realise that there's a murderer out there on the street. ijust hope they don't realise when it's too late. just two days after michelle's warning, in february1990, bishop attacked and almost killed a seven—year—old girl. he locked in the boot of his car and drove here to devil's dyke, a beauty spot around ten miles from brighton. miraculously, she survived, and was able to identify her attacker. bishop was sentenced to life in prison, and in 2016, 30 years after the murders, he was taken from his cell to be told he was being rearrested. i'm not going to sit here, like i did 13 years ago, and go over and over and over, around in circles. not happening. please, crack on with your questions. what bishop didn't know was that

forensic scientists, using the latest techniques, had found his dna on karen's forearm, tying him to the murder scene. the guilty verdict doesn't bring nicola and karen back, but we know that other children are now safe from the hands of russell bishop. thank you for all your support and love. it has taken 32 years, but finally, their search for justice is at an end. transport for london has said the crossrail project could be delayed further and require another £2 billion in funding. the line crossing the capital from east to west had been due to open this month, before a revised date of autumn next year was set, but officials now say more work is required. it is a feat of british engineering — years to bore a tunnel underneath central london.

but the new rail line, east to west, could cost up to £2 billion extra. the whole project was supposed to come in at around £15 billion. the chairman, terry morgan, forced out last week, and there is disagreement over when london's mayor knew the project was delayed. we have still got to fit out the stations and complete the tunnels and do the testing. and while it's incredibly frustrating, which is why i've not hidden my anger and frustration since i was told that 9 december date would be missed. this is the new crossrail bond street station, by no means finished. and to think that this was supposed to be ready and open to passengers this week. delays to the infrastructure are part of the problem, but sources close to the project tell me that the new trains are still not compatible with signalling systems on the line. the crossrail project is all about showing that british engineering is absolutely world—class. and, indeed, the tunnels and the process of digging it has been very successful. but now, with these setbacks, it will cast something of a black mark over the whole scheme.

government loans will cover the overspend. london will have to pay it back. but, as things stand, new management cannot say when crossrail will be finished. tom burridge, bbc news. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, ben glaze, the assistant political editor at the daily mirror, and jo tanner, who is chief executive of inhouse communications and is a former political strategist for the conservative party. that is coming upjust after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it is time for the weather, with nick miller. hello. it is approaching that time of year when you can get a house guest that stays longer than you expect them to. there may be similarities to how our weather plays out for the rest of the week

and into the weekend. weak weather fronts from the atlantic are being blocked in scandinavia by high pressure which will bring colder air our way. there are question marks about how long the high pressure and it's cold air will stay. we shall find out and take it day by day. this is how tuesday is shaping up. 0ne this is how tuesday is shaping up. one area of cloud with some drizzle isa one area of cloud with some drizzle is a weak front from the atlantic being blocked from moving any further east. another one will bring rain towards northern ireland going into the evening. sunny spells in northern scotland, east anglia, wales and the south—west. temperature still fairly close to average for the time of year. here comes the next front tuesday night into wednesday. really doesn't make much progress further east. underneath it you get cloud and some outbreaks of rain, weakening as we go through wednesday. elsewhere it will be mainly dry, rather cloudy and where we saw double—figure temperatures for many of us in the west on tuesday, they are starting to come down a few degrees. that is a process that continues into

thursday. again, atlantic weather fronts are being blocked by the high pressure but notice the isobars are closer together. the cold air starting to move in and around that area of high pressure, carried on stronger winds. although we are tapping into a drierflow stronger winds. although we are tapping into a drier flow of air from the south—east, it may increase the sunny spells across the uk on thursday. it does nothing for the feel of the weather, especially in that strengthening south—easterly wind. temperatures in single figures for most of us, quite cold to the east of the uk. we are still in the same set up, then, friday we are in the blue. 0n same set up, then, friday we are in the blue. on friday, the wind looks to bea the blue. on friday, the wind looks to be a bit lighter. sunny spells around, showers towards the south—east, patchy rain in the south—west. those weather fronts are not getting any further in, for most of us they will be dry and high pressure in control. these temperatures, four or five degrees at rest on friday. in the next weekend, if it goes like the current plan is looking, it may not, but the

current plan suggest the atlantic fights back. high pressure out the door but it will turn wet and windy from the south—west as that happens. remember, all of this moving into colder as we could see some snow, not just colder as we could see some snow, notjust in the hills of scotland for a time. elsewhere some heavy rain, the risk of gales, milder air moving on from the south—west. it looks as if for the rest of the weekend into next week it will be low pressure that stays by. there are gaps between weather systems, here is one on sunday and for the start of next week. it will be wetter and windy, but around these weather systems, the low pressure systems in the atlantic, it is not that cold south—easterly, it is a milder south—westerly. and it looks as if, with the swirling atmosphere, low pressure will hang around to the west of us for much of next week,