good morning, welcome to breakfast. i'm naga munchetty, live at westminster, where parliament is reeling from theresa may's decision to delay the crucial vote on her brexit deal. it is clear that, while they risk roared support for many of the key aspects of the deal, on one issue, on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. today, the prime minister will appeal to eu leaders in a bid to rescue her plan. we will untangle what it means and what happens next. and i'm in derby, to find out whether locals think polticians can still deliver the brexit they voted for. the continuing uncertainty in parliament caused the pound to slide against the dollar and the euro. i'll be looking at the impact on the markets and big business. also this morning: the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. thinning ice in antarctica.

nasa says it is worse than we thought, prompting fears of sea levels rising signifcantly around the world. in sport: it's make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league. napoli travel to anfield, while mauricio pochettino sharpens his spurs in barcelona. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start for some of us, with some patchy fog. there will be some sunshine around today, but for many it will be cloudy with some spots of drizzle. i will have more in 15 minutes. it is tuesday 11 december. our top story: theresa may has begun a whistle—stop tour of the eu in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. it follows another dramatic day in westminster, as the prime minister announced she was delaying the vote on the plan. there was silence from her own side and laughter from the opposition. the deal she had insisted could not

be changed or replaced would now be modified and delayed. our political correspondent jonathan blake looks back at events. and just a warning — his report contains flashing images. can you really improve your deal, prime minister? theresa may arrived back in downing street last night after a day of drama in the house of commons. she confirmed a vote on her brexit deal would be delayed, and that she would go back to brussels to ask the eu for changes. the prime minister told mps she had no doubt her agreement was the right one, but acknowledged widespread concerns about physical checks at the northern ireland border if a trade deal can't be done. it is clear that while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal, on one issue, on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. labour leaderjeremy corbyn accused the government of being in disarray and later in the evening, called for an emergency debate. it cannot be right that the

government can unilaterally alter the arrangements once this house has agreed on a timetable, without the house being given the opportunity to express its will. the public, mr speaker, will look at the behaviour of this government, and how it treats their democratically elected representatives, with despair. the speaker agreed, and mps will have three hours to air their views. then, something you don't see every day. one labour mp lifted the mace, the symbol of parliament's authority in protest at the government's decision. the eu has suggested it is ready to talk, but the prime minister needs more than words to win over some of her own mps back home, who want changes

to the deal itself. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. this delay adds further uncertainty to an already complicated process. so what do we know, and what might happen next? this morning, in the house of commons mps will hold an emergency debate on her decision to delay the vote, and there is still no clarity on when that vote might finally take place. some mps have called for it to be before christmas. what we do know is that the government must legally report back to the commons by 21 january on any no—deal scenario. what, at the moment anyway, is still on the calendar is that uk will leave the eu on 29 march 2019. our political correspondent chris masonjoins me now. good morning. madness, chaos, it is fantastic in many ways for a political journalist, fantastic in many ways for a politicaljournalist, but what do we make of this? we are trying to offer some kind of timeline but it is difficult to get any sense, really? it really is, because we have been

counting down for days on end. we arrived at today and there is stuff happening but not what we expected to happen. and the timeline has been shredded. we don't know when that vote will be. some mps want to see it before christmas, others at our hinting it will be after christmas. liam fox, the international trade secretary, said he would rather it be late and right then rushed and early. why do they want it before christmas? i think that sense of getting on with it, just getting on with it. crucially also having time afterwards to either find a plan b if the government was defeated or to start making plans for a no deal brexit, which is what will happen by default if there is not some other solution found. the tricky thing for theresa may as she heads around europe is what could she possibly get from the european union that would be sufficient to convince enough people in that place to change their view? she might be able to get some linguistic gymnastics, some little twist and additions to

the script, if you like, but can she fundamentally change it? and many people suspect the answer to that is no, and if the answer to that is no, how many people will change their mind in there unless there is the threat of a no deal? plenty in their don't want to see no deal, equally plenty don't want to see the deal which is currently on the table. which of those, i suppose, could ultimately be the better option? and, injust over an hour, we will ask theresa may's former director of communications what next for the prime minister and her brexit plan. and we will be live with charlie, seeing how derby is responding. the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing

ceremony alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. more from our correspondent in auckland, hywel griffith. this has been another heartbreaking day for the millane family as grace's father and uncle came here to visit the site where her body was found. now, alongside the detective who has led the investigation into grace's murder, they took part in a traditional maori blessing service in the undergrowth of the place where she was found. flowers now mark that location. members of the public have also been bringing their flowers here to show their compassion towards the family. although the frantic teams have finished their work at this site, we have seen other officers working through the dance woodland nearby looking for any signs of disturbance, any evidence left behind, as they build their case against the 26—year—old man they

allege murdered grace, and as part of that they have issued a new public appeal for anyone who has found a shovel, a hardwood, red topped shovel which they believe could have been discarded after grace's disappearance. now, that sense of shock over grace's murder is still palpable here, and there are plans for candlelit vigil is to be held in auckland and in other cities across new zealand, as people come together to show their compassion for grace's family. scientists are warning that newly discovered melting glaciers in east antarctica could cause significant sea—level rises around the globe. the region has long been considered stable, and unaffected by some of the more dramatic changes occurring elsewhere on the continent. but images from nasa show that ice streams running into the ocean along the eastern coastline have sped up, as navtej johal explains. in one of the most remarkable landscapes on earth... we're about to get a tidal wave!

..change is afoot, and it is worrying scientists. ithas been known for years that climate change has caused warmer ocean water in west antarctica to eat into glaciers like this one, the giant thwaites glacier. but a new nasa study shows that east antarctica, which was supposed to be stable, is now beginning to feel the impact too. the agency is going through huge numbers of satellite images to spot subtle changes in ice streams. the data shows that the surfaces of a group of glaciers in the east have dropped in height by almost 3m since 2008. before then, no changes at all had been observed. nasa scientists presenting their findings in washington, dc believe ocean temperatures in the region began rising in 2010. it is expected that warmer waters will continue making their way towards the east as weather patterns change. the biggest cause for concern is that sea levels around the world could rise by up to 28 metres if these

glaciers keep melting, and that will have a massive impact far beyond here. navteonhal, bbc news. the american state of north carolina experienced an entire year's worth of snowfall yesterday. south—eastern parts of the country have been battered with snow, sleet and freezing rain. at least three people died and more than 300,000 people lost power. there has also been widespread disruption on the roads and at airports. it has been a year of tv highlights, with news and current affairs programmes dominating the most—tweeted—about bbc shows of 2018, acording to figures from tv licensing. question time, the andrew marr show and doctor who took the top three spots, with our very own programme also making number eight on the top 20 list. thank you for all your tweets and bits and bobs, and that was mike

busheu bits and bobs, and that was mike bushell falling into the pool, our most tweeted moment? i would imagine it went down particularly well. 0nly busheu it went down particularly well. 0nly bushell could pull that out. it went down particularly well. 0nly bushell could pull that outlj it went down particularly well. 0nly bushell could pull that out. i can't think about it. we will start with champions league. it isa we will start with champions league. it is a whopping night ahead. it is make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league in the final round of group games tonight. liverpool need to beat napoli at anfield tonight. spurs have a tough task against barcelona in the nou camp. everton drew 2—2 with watford in the premier league. lucas digne equalised for everton in the sixth minute of injury time. england have named an unchanged test squad to tour the west indies from that which won the series in sri lanka. they will play three tests starting next month. francisco molinari has been named european tour golfer of the year. the italian was the hero of europe's ryder cup victory over the united states, winning all five matches at the event.

i love that, it is kind of like awards season. worthy winner. he has had a great year, hasn't he? he has had a great year, hasn't he? he has had a great year, hasn't he? he has had a fantastic year. we might see a little bit more of him at other award ceremonies as well. possibly sports personality. it is still going. good poker face. if youjust turned on, i am flying solo in the centre of the so far, because naga is down at westminster. she has various guest, various mps will be joining her throughout the programme, charlie is in derby and steph is looking at the business effect of brexit, and with that announcement of the vote that was due to take place today now not taking place in the houses of parliament. at one thing that doesn't change is the weather. well, it does change, but carol is always here. it means we

can have a chat about anything you like, carol. let's talk about bryan adams, i would really like, carol. let's talk about bryan adams, iwould really like like, carol. let's talk about bryan adams, i would really like that. the weather is looking not too shabby. a chilly start to some of us, a touch of frost around parts of scotland, the midlands, where the cloud has broken overnight and some patchy fog. but there will be some sunshine on offer today. what we have this cloud coming in from the atlantic. it has been spreading in from the west through yesterday, moving eastwards, but we also have a great big area of high pressure effectively blocking some of the fronts coming in from the atlantic as well. this is a weak affair moving from the west to the east, taking its cloud with it. eastern areas this morning are starting off ona areas this morning are starting off on a largely dry inert and also a clear note. across parts of north—east scotland, east of england, the midlands, east anglia and parts of the south—east, the cloud is thick enough to be producing some drizzle as it advances from the west towards the east. as our first front clears

away, you will see some breaks in the cloud developed across england and eastern wales, hanging on to those breaks across north—east scotland. this will be the best of the sunshine. the rest of us, cloudy, some hazy sunshine here and there and the cloud big enough for some drizzle. temperature is nothing special but hire out towards the west compared with the east. as we head on through the evening and overnight period, you can our second weather front trying its best to bump into this area of high pressure, not making huge progress but producing some rain in some western areas. where the cloud brea ks western areas. where the cloud breaks it will be cold enough in rural areas for a touch of frost, maybe some patchy fog, but that will be the exception rather than the rule. so tomorrow our atlantic front really start to weaken, it tends to die away. you might see some rain on it for example across western scotland, but there will also be some breaks developing in the cloud. again there will be some sunshine around. temperatures between about seven and 10 degrees, so nothing

special. by the time we get to thursday, we have a bit of a windshield going on. a noticeable windshield going on. a noticeable wind across the land. it is coming from a chilly direction, from the south—east. although there will be sunshine around, and quite a bit of it at that, the temperatures may be 42708, it will feel closer to freezing. —— four 27 or eight. if you are going out to do some christmas shopping, wrap up warmly. by christmas shopping, wrap up warmly. by friday we start off on a frosty note, a lot of dry weather around, a fair bit of sunshine, variable amounts of cloud, high pressure still very much with us and although the temperatures on friday are slightly lower, what you will find is because the wind will not be as strong, there won't be that significant windshield, it will feel very similar to how it feels on thursday. as for the weekend, still looking unsettled. we could see a

few wintry showers on friday at the east coast, especially north—east england and eastern scotland, falling as snow above about 250 metres. 0n the hills in scotland, and as we had through the weekend, are very similar story. thank you for that, we are sharing your discussion about having to take your coat on and off when you go inside and outside, is that one of your christmas frustrations? it is, because you are outside freezing, you wrap up warmly, and you go into a shop and it is boiling, so you have to take it all off. let's take a look at today's papers. brexit dominates all the papers this morning. we'll start with the times. the paper focuses on theresa may heading back to europe to rescue her brexit deal. in a play on the famous remark by margaret thatcher, the telegraph declares:

‘the lady is for turning' as it reports the prime minister's last—minute decision to defer the brexit vote. the paper says senior tories are warning that brexit could be delayed, amid mounting anger at their leader. the mirror, reports the prime minister is ‘running scared' as she returns to brussels. its main image pictures ‘king of the jungle' harry redknapp who claims his experience on the reality show "taught me to laugh again". (ani) the daily mail, says there were "shambolic scenes" —— the daily mail, says there were "shambolic scenes" in parliament after tuesday's vote was ditched just half an hour after downing street had confirmed it was going ahead. big as the title? it serves 20. you like trifle? big as the title? it serves 20. you like trifle ? i big as the title? it serves 20. you like trifle? i don't cold custard. and wet sponge. but i read one if

one was there. half a litre of sherry and i would be there. i will disappoint everybody. put a story about christmas calories. keep it to yourself. what they are saying is, if you think about it beforehand, you won't eat as much over christmas. on that depressing note. well, mine is not much more. it's just looking at the reaction to some of the fallout from yesterday's decision. 0ne of the fallout from yesterday's decision. one of the reactions was on the market. the pound took a bit ofa on the market. the pound took a bit of a battering. £1 will get you $1 25. the lowest it's been since 2017. against the talking a bit more about the action from businesses later on in the programme. you know you when you get businesses that end up with the same name as a much more famous one? it becomes a david and goliath

battle. this is one of my favourites. this is more like rouge, a well— known paris hotspot. favourites. this is more like rouge, a well—known paris hotspot. —— moulin rouge. it is also about shop in newcastle. apparently, the moulin rougein in newcastle. apparently, the moulin rouge in paris has made them take down their website because they say it's a breach of the trademark of the. there we are. you will still be able to get your kebabs there. it's just you won't be able to go on the website to see them. just you won't be able to go on the website to see themlj just you won't be able to go on the website to see them. i used regularly drive past a kebabs shop bradford which was called abrar kebabra. what order sherry this morning is a bit of loveliness. 2017, wheelchair doubles champion, you might remember this little picture. this is her winning the

trophy back then. i think she was about 11 weeks pregnant at that point. of course, she hadn't told anybody. she knew, and this is her with a lovely baby. she has given a brilliant interview here in the telegraph talking about how she was concerned that she might have brittle bones and pass it her child. she found out at the same time that he was fit and healthy. she is talking about coming back to tennis. winning the title. knowing she was pregnant, not being able to tell anybody. that is a gorgeous interview with her today. do the one about not eating. this is a birds eye view of one of the wonders the world. snapping this incredible picture. but guess the headline. pyramids? egypt? tomb with a view.

excellent. this is the mince pie. there is a new survey, a new study has found the activity equivalent of some of the calories over christmas and what they are saying is, if you think about these things beforehand, you might not delve quite as deep. how many ministry think you need to run four to how many ministry think you need to runfourto run how many ministry think you need to run four to run off a single mince pie? 21 minutes required. i had a six pack last night. have you not heard about them inspired session? after today, i'm going to have to do two hours on the treadmill. we shall reconvene later. let's return to our top story. with the brexit vote cancelled yesterday, c is gauging reaction. he's in derby for us this morning, the city voted to leave the eu back in 2016. good morning to you, c. what have

you got us? always good to get out of the westminster bubble. that is what we are doing today. derby market hall as the venue. doing a lot of renovation work. we are going to meet a few people down here this morning. this area voted to leave by quite a large margin. we go to talk toa quite a large margin. we go to talk to a few people. chris is from local bbc. introduce you to one or two people here. gavin is the stallholder here behind me. welcome, gentlemen. very good to see this morning. did you watch last night? i think theresa may can see the end is near. she's meeting eu counterparts. it feels a long way from here. what do you make of that? she is trying

to get as many of the tory mps onside as possible. gavin, you do ice cream you, don't you? is there an analogy? it is all getting a bit nutty. i love the analogy of the two unicorns, my unicorn is better than yours. you were a main voter. at any of your views changed or do you feel reinforced? i had to adapt into the democratic opinion. indeed, some of your local mps are saying. but

sundeck —— undemocratic and people have had enough. ok, thank you very much. following through 1866. when the market first open. some of the families who have stores you are still here. extort me. good morning to you. claire is a landlady, she was a leave voter and adam is a main voter. a very good morning to you. they are, the big question, whether or not people's opinions are changing because of what is unfolding in the commons. what do you make of what's happened? you mean that they've delayed the vote?

well, i think theresa may is dillydallying about the place. it doesn't have the matter because we don't want to deal in any case. you are happy with no deal?|j don't want to deal in any case. you are happy with no deal? i am. why would that be in it a good thing? a lot of people are worried about the economy. it is our opportunity to be free. we need to be free and this is about democracy. but we need to be free to make our own laws and our own decisions in a pragmatic way and not beat it take to do by eu bureaucrats. you are a student and you are a main voter. what do you make of what's going on?|j you are a main voter. what do you make of what's going on? i think theresa may is biding time in finding the support for the deal. i think that she is struggling with that and she wants a deal through at any cost. she is ignoring the opposition from most of the mp5 any cost. she is ignoring the opposition from most of the mps in

the house. ithink opposition from most of the mps in the house. i think she opposition from most of the mps in the house. ithink she is opposition from most of the mps in the house. i think she is going out to the public and trying to persuade them that this deal is a good thing, which it's not. we have about 3.5% gdp perannum that which it's not. we have about 3.5% gdp per annum that we are going to lose. chris has come over to finish his cup of tea. locally, this is an interesting area. i'm not backing theresa may ‘s deal. people want an a nswer to theresa may ‘s deal. people want an answer to everything that's going happen next. mps will come and get nothing sorted out. people want to

have a say with their mp about the pa rt have a say with their mp about the part that she should be taking. presumably now happening in the new year. the public will have a chance to press their mp. we are here to wrap the morning. the news, travel and the weather where you are. teachers, mental health services and youth workers need to have a bigger role in supporting london's most disadvantaged boys at school. that's the finding of a new report which found school performance for black caribbean and white boys from poorer backgrounds is below the london average. the study highlights enhancing pupils' wellbeing and a more diverse

teaching workforce may help. the family of a former soldier from crawley — who took his own life — have won a six—figure payout from nhs bosses who admitted a catalogue of failings in his care. aidan knight, who served in iraq with the elite 2 para, had been struggling mentally and was desperatly looking for professional help, when he died. the 29—year—old had told his mother — he'd seen too much death. a coroner found the nhs trust — should have done more for mr knight. it's apologised to the family. london's most famous gong — is being replaced by those from rochdale in greater manchester. i'm talking about big ben's gongs — when they sound on bbc radio 4. they'll be replaced bells from rochdale town hall on christmas eve. they'll herald the popular 6 o'clock news bulletin as a "special festive replacement". radio 4 has been broadcasting recordings since august last year —

when the bells fell silent for repair work. rochdale borough council say they're "proud" the town's — gongs "will ring out over the land". let's take a look at the travel situation now. though, good morning. it is another chilly feeling day today with clear skies last night and many of us are starting this morning with a touch of frost. also some patches of mist and fog out there as well. it will stay dry today. we start on them and

other sunni note. it will gradually clear as we had to the afternoon but indecently long spells of sunshine. between seven and nine celsius. through this evening and overnight, it will stay dry. some clear spells hanging onto eastern areas. we could see a touch of frost. we will stay largely frost free. tomorrow, some good spells of brightness and sunshine. staying dry the west of the working week. mighty cold on thursday with a lot of added windchill. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and dan walker. following the prime minister's

decision to call off the brexit vote, we will speak to theresa may's former director of communications at number 10, to ask where she goes from here. lorna tucker's film debut was a portrait of the designer vivienne westwood. she will tell us about her latest project, a moving documentary about the mass sterilisation of native americans. cutting back at christmas. our very own steph, along with alexjones, have been helping a family to see if they can shop well for less, and start saving for a trip of a lifetime. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: theresa may has begun a whistle—stop tour of the eu in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. it follows another dramatic day in westminster, as the prime minister announced she was delaying the vote on the plan. senior conservatives have warned mrs may she needs to secure changes to the withdrawal agreement to have any chance of winning over sceptical mps, including the dup.

she was telling us it was the best deal possible, no deal possible, sending ministers out across the continent over the weekend, and suddenly yes, i am going to get a better deal, and there is a sense of disbelief at how on earth the prime minister can even stand there and with a straight face pretend that, you know, this is credible. the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony, alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. president macron of france is hoping a package of economic measures will help end nearly a month of protests led by the so—called yellow vest movement. in an address to the nation last night, he promised to increase

the minimum wage by 100 euros and to end tax on overtime. a convicted paedophile will be sentenced later for murdering two schoolgirls near brighton in 1986. 52—year—old russell bishop was originally acquitted of killing nicola fellows and karen hadaway, but was found guilty after a second trial. yesterday, the girls' mothers wept at the old bailey as the verdicts were read out following an eight—week hearing. what people like bishop inflict on the families of their victims is a living death. they take the lives of children, but they also take the lives of the families left behind. to us, then beautiful girls will a lwa ys to us, then beautiful girls will always be nine years old. they will never grow up. always be nine years old. they will never grow up. we have been deprived ofa never grow up. we have been deprived of a happy life, to watch them grow into adults. scientists are warning that newly discovered melting glaciers in east antarctica could cause significant sea level rises around the globe. the region has long been considered stable, and unaffected by some of the more dramatic changes occurring elsewhere on the continent, but images

from nasa show that ice streams running into the ocean along the eastern coastline have sped up. we are live at westminster with naga, charlie is in derby, and steph will be looking at what the latest brexit news means the businesses. sally is here with the sport. i know politics is dominating things at the moment, but it is a huge champions league night. we always knew the 11th would be big, and we are all over it. spurs playing barcelona, and we thought us alone might put out a weakened side, but is there any such thing? and it is that desperate time, when you have one game left to try and keep the european season going, really. and they are not going to not bother, eve ryo ne they are not going to not bother, everyone will do their best.

it is make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league, in the final round of group games tonight. liverpool need to beat napoli at anfield 1—0 or to win by two clear goals to qualify for the knockout stages. but any victory will do if paris st—germain do not beat red star belgrade at the same time. napoli only need a point to progress. we have to create a special atmosphere with the way we play, and we have to use the atmosphere as well. how i said before, i am really looking forward to it. it is a big opportunity for us and we will try everything to put it right. tottenham play barcelona in the nou camp. spurs will qualify for the last 16 if their result matches or betters inter milan's at home to psv. barca are already guaranteed top spot. the most important when playing barcelona — you know very well that the quality that they have

in the squad is amazing, it's massive. of course, different names make different — or have different quality to add to the team. but i think they are going to be strong, they are going to try to win. a late everton equaliser denied watford a premier league victory over former manager marco silva. he was sacked by watford last season, before moving to goodison, and the two clubs are still in dispute. some watford fans waved inflatable snakes to express their opinion about silva's move. everton went ahead through richarlison, before watford fought back through a seamus coleman own—goal and an abdoulaye doucoure header. everton then had a penalty saved, but salvaged a point with lucas digne's superb free—kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time. chelsea say they have suspended four people from attending matches while an investigation into the alleged abuse of raheem sterling takes place. the incident allegedly occurred during city's defeat at stamford bridge at the weekend, where sterling said he had to laugh when he heard the remarks, because he expects no better.

0ne one of the options that has been talked about is that if a player he is abused they can tell the referee and walk off the pitch, but during a match like that at such a competitive level, is that something a player would feel comfortable doing? and he has been going through it for quite sometime. last night we heard that rahim sterling came to the england manager and asked why he was being targeted. it is something that has been going on for a long time. another thing in the same conversation was the suggestion that what needs to happen is that the people in the stands me to say something. if you are next to someone hurling abuse, you need to

say something. it is notjust a football thing, it is a societal thing. england have named an unchanged test squad to tour the west indies from that which won the series in sri lanka. they will play three tests in the west indies starting next month, but they'll need to take their new found confidence as england have won only one test series there since 1968. 0pen champion francisco molinari has topped a fabulous season by being named european tour golfer of the year. the italian was the hero of europe's ryder cup victory over the united states, winning all five matches at the event. he won the pga championship at wentworth in may before winning at carnoustie two months later. i know you are a big fan. he has had a great year, well deserved. and only one presenter is that in the central area of the breakfast sofa. naga is in westminster for us this morning, looking at the fallout to the brexit vote delay. good morning. i know it will be a

really busy morning today. the scenes we saw yesterday, unbelievable. theresa may should have been in parliament today. instead she is back on the continent, trying to renegotiate parts of her brexit deal with eu leaders. so, if she fails, what are some of the other routes that can lead to brexit? some ministers privately want what they call a managed no—deal. that means leaving the eu before any trade deal is in place, but with time to prepare and avoid as much disruption as possible. 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 is also talk here at westminster of consulting parliament on what deal it would be prepared to support. most mps are pro—european, so that might lead to a soft brexit. but it would involve more debate.

and then there is the hugely controversial notion of using a fresh referendum to break the deadlock. this has support in the two main parties. there is growing confidence that this might happen. let's find out how the european union has reacted to this latest bump in the road to brexit. jacki davis is an eu analyst and she joins us now from brussels. i was talking to you in brussels just a few months ago, ahead of the deal being presented. it has been presented, it was up for a vote, now it is not at the moment. what is eve ryo ne it is not at the moment. what is everyone making that there are? it is not at the moment. what is everyone making that there are ?|j think utter dismay would be the best way to describe it. as you say, painstakingly negotiated. the eu leaders came togetherjust a couple of weeks ago to sign off on that deal. it is a deal they said an theresa may said at the time was the only deal and the only possible deal. they emphasised that time and again, as did she until yesterday, so to find ourselves in a position where she is now coming back and

asking for more frankly has people wringing their hands and wondering where this will end. the answers are changing, though, aren't they? let me quote a tweet from donald tusk. we will not renegotiate the deal, including backstop, but we are ready to discuss how to facilitate uk ratification. what do you make of that? it really mirrors what theresa may said when she talked about seeking assurances. everyone is saying categorically, the divorce, the withdrawal agreement, cannot be reopened, not least because if we reopened, not least because if we reopened it on one issue all sorts of other issues would cut reopened. there is this political declaration which relates to the future. now, thatis which relates to the future. now, that is not legally binding, but that is not legally binding, but that does already expressed determination never to the so—called backstop. i think what they believe might be possible is some language about sort of underlining, again, we have no intention of using this guarantee. it is just that,

have no intention of using this guarantee. it isjust that, i guarantee. it isjust that, i guarantee. we want to find a better solution, a good dealfor both sides. it isjust solution, a good dealfor both sides. it is just there solution, a good dealfor both sides. it isjust there in solution, a good dealfor both sides. it is just there in case we don't. i think because the political declaration is not binding, they might be able to find some form of words that provides further reassurance of their intent tom and i stressed it is only intense, and the question is whether the house of commons would buy that at all. theresa may needs to come back showing she has support or at least a change to some language. where is whether the house of commons would buy that at all. theresa may needs to come back showing she has support or at least a change to some language. whereas she most likely to get that support, she will be in berlin, in the hague, today —— where is she most likely to get that support. yes, she goes to see angela merkel, the key player in any negotiation, but the striking thing about the european union is the degree to which the 27 countries have stuck together throughout. remember, any change has to be approved by all of them, and that is another reason they say at this late stage we cannot do it. there will be a lot of eu leaders who will want to help her find a solution. nobody

wa nt help her find a solution. nobody want no deal. everybody knows that asa want no deal. everybody knows that as a pretty disastrous outcome on both sides. but the eu is also determined, we want to help you but not at any price. the ball is in your court, this is a domestic political problem, you signed up to a deal in brussels, we endorsed it, you need to find your way through this impasse, and not us. and the timetable are shifting all the time. how much flexibility do you think the eu is willing to offer theresa may when it comes to the timetable? in terms of the timetable, it remains to be seen. if there is a request to extend the article 50 process , request to extend the article 50 process, this long negotiation, be on the march deadline, i think if the eu thought there was a real possibility of either a change of mind or this actually delivering a result which meant we had an agreement that could work, they would do it. but they are not going to do it simply in orderfor the uk to do it simply in orderfor the uk to continually kick the can down the road. they would want to be absolutely convinced that extending the deadline could make a real

difference and could deliver a deal, and at the moment i think most people here are saying we have no idea where british politics is going. they are watching it as closely as everyone in the uk is. we're not going to postpone just to give the uk more time to go round and round in circles. so immense frustration, immense willingness to try and help on a political level, but as i say, a very firm feeling that this is the uk's problem, it is the uk that is leaving and it is the uk that is going to have to find a solution to this somehow. and we will keep watching it very closely indeed. it is chilly here this morning anyway. let's find out what the weather holds further on else. carol, i have five layers. the game. good view. yes, naga is quite right.

it isa good view. yes, naga is quite right. it is a chilly start. lost around as well. today is going to be a fairly cloudy day. that is producing some drizzle. there is some brightness. down towards the midland and east wales. there will be some sunshine around. the cloud is some engine, picken up for some drizzle here and there. temper to wires, looking at about 6— 10— 11,

there. temper to wires, looking at about 6- 10- 11, 12 there. temper to wires, looking at about 6— 10— 11, 12 degrees. if you are going to be in the hills today. through the course of this evening and overnight. we could sit in pockets of prost. it's been blocked by the high pressure. you will find there will be heavy bursts of rain. got some frost. clear skies. sunshine from the word go. there will be sunshine compared to today. here is a weak weather front. nothing to write home about. good

brisk wind as well. coming up the cold continent. there will be significant windchill. we're looking at some sunshine. a bit more cloud. little bit of dampness at times. again, in some western areas. these we re again, in some western areas. these were the temperatures that naga was saying will read, four, five, six but at the wind chill and it will feel against your skin closer to freezing. that is a day for wrapping up freezing. that is a day for wrapping up warmly. it starts off the frosty note that a bit more sunshine around. along the east coast, we see some showers, summer which are wintry. as we head into the weekend, some of us may wintry. as we head into the weekend, some of us may see some snow. wintry. as we head into the weekend, some of us may see some snow. its bbc breakfast. step is with us in the studio

looking at the busiest in the market side of it. the quite some time, there is uncertainty. we've been talking about and certainly the two yea rs. businesses are used to coping with uncertainty — but not to this level — and there was a lot of reaction from yesterday's decision to delay the vote. take the pound for example. it fell to $1.25 yesterday — the lowest since june 2017. before the referendum it was worth about $1.50. against the euro it went tojust over e1.10 — that's a three month low. this is the reaction we see

straightaway. markets analyst justin urquhart—stewart — told us why the pound has fallen. the markets rapped at the one word, lack of confidence. they can't see what's happening. the leadership is confused. consumers are spending less, and not just confused. consumers are spending less, and notjust the markets, loads of businesses have been reacting. loads of businesses were putting out statements. rather than read you them all, we analyse them and create essentially a word cloud to look at what the big words were that were jumping out. to look at what the big words were that werejumping out. it's to look at what the big words were that were jumping out. it's all about uncertainty, no deal and what that means. words like relationship jumping out. there were some specific. the british chambers of commerce, one of the big organisations representing british businesses, said firms are looking on with utter dismay at the ongoing saga. the cbi again, another big

representative with the prime minister spoke. unless a deal has agreed quickly, the country risks sliding into another crisis. the food & drink federation said: we are talking to businesses about the impact. so is early, who runs a family printing business in cornwall, she said, but her comments already too late to give certainty and she is at the point of spending money to prepare for a no deal. she wasn't expecting it. he says it

exists right the minister goes back to brussels for a better deal. he is also planning to unload your brexit. some businesses that are ok but some that aren't, because they expect uncertainty. bank of england have said in the past, that there are a lot of companies not that there are no deal. there is a short sharp shock with the system. it still feels like we are saying that what happens in the longer term is anyone's guess. at the minute, the only thing we can analyse is the insta nt only thing we can analyse is the instant impact on the market. do you

like a bit of macro to one? i'm not a massive sudoku fan, i like a crossword. you a massive sudoku fan, i like a crossword. you use a massive sudoku fan, i like a crossword. you use it or lose it when it comes to keeping the brain sharp. yet, a study in the british medical journal suggests activities such as crosswords and sudoku do not prevent the grey matter from declining in old age. in a moment, i'llspeak to a neuroscientist, but first, here's what people in mansfield make of puzzles. not really surprised because my memory is getting worse every day andi memory is getting worse every day and i do crosswords and sudoku every day. anything to keep you more alert, particularly because one is because you've got to look for answers to questions so it keeps your memory going and it gives you extra memory, doesn't it really, because you remember things. extra memory, doesn't it really, because you remember thingslj extra memory, doesn't it really, because you remember things. i do crosswords every day, several righties. easy, whatever. it's

interesting that research which came out now, after being told, they are absolutely essential to maintain your mind development. thank you to the good people of mansfield that. there you go. let's talk a little bit about this. thank you very much becoming this morning. people watching this, with a sudoku whatever, getting their crosswords ready. it might be a little but of a shock to people this morning. it was one study in one place. it was one study in one placem was basically only using a couple of tests that were assessing over time, 15 years, whether people, when they

did, what bashley did to get better and whether it was protective of ageing. and actually, on one test they found the performance didn't go up they found the performance didn't go up because it went down. particularly if you are more intelligent at the baseline, interestingly. is it an old wives tale? use it or lose it. look at games to play to keep the old grey cells in order. it's really important. anything you are learning, information that we take m, learning, information that we take in, it helps our brains fire. so the more that we learn them all our brains will be preserved. we have a threshold that we reach. the more we

do, it does improve your brain capacity. once the slide begins. it's hard to interpret this sort of data. it's an example in one place. we must be very careful. the key factor, really, is notjust information that we actually take m, information that we actually take in, it's about how we interpret our environment. our perceptions of environment. our perceptions of environment and interpretation, certainly in a positive way. it sent signals to a cellular level. a much better direction you go. we are more likely to. in a few years time, i suppose we will see the effect of technology and computers. ipad is on

phones. it's a very different time, war babies, and sample might think computer games are not that they are very fast paced. they are evolving. they may be very good for us. that's a positive way of looking at it. people are becoming more clever over time. keep enjoying your crosswords in your pseudocode. everyone keeps the cognitive wheels turning around. thank you very much, professor. we will be back to westminster very shortly. loads more between now and quarter past nine. but let's get the news, travel and weather wherever you are watching. white working class boys

are found to be among the most disadvantaged in london and there are disadvantaged in london and there a re calls disadvantaged in london and there are calls for them to get more support from teachers, mental health services and social workers. the report says white and black caribbean boys are both in need of support to raise the education levels and their future job prospects. the report found white pupils eligible for free school meals to be the lowest attaining of all the ethnic groups. the family of a former soldier from crawley — who took his own life — have won a six—figure payout from nhs bosses who admitted a catalogue of failings in his care. aidan knight, who served in iraq with the elite 2 para, had been struggling mentally and was desperatly looking for professional help, when he died. the 29—year—old had told his mother — he'd seen too much death. a coroner found the nhs trust — should have done more for mr knight. it's apologised to the family. london's most famous gong —

is being replaced by those from rochdale in greater manchester. i'm talking about big ben's gongs when they sound on bbc radio 4. they'll be replaced bells from rochdale town hall on christmas eve. they'll herald the popular 6 o'clock news bulletin as a special festive replacement. radio 4 has been broadcasting recordings since august last year — when the bells fell silent for repair work. rochdale borough council say they're "proud" the town's gongs "will ring out over the land". let's take a look at the travel situation now. trains — and south western railway have delays because of a fault with the track at woking. usual delays northbound at the blackwall tunnel. while in leyton, there are temporary traffic lights on lea bridge road near church road. now the weather with elizabeth.

hello, good morning. it is another chilly—feeling day today with clear skies last night and many of us are starting this morning with a touch of frost. also some patches of mist and fog out there as well. it will stay dry today. plenty of sunshine. we start on a sunny note. fog will gradually clear as we head to the afternoon but indecently long —— decently long spells of sunshine. between 7 and 9 celsius. through this evening and overnight, it will stay mostly dry. some clear spells hanging onto eastern areas. we could see a touch of frost. breeze will pick up. we will stay largely frost—free tomorrow. 0vernight, 5 or 6.

tomorrow, some good spells of brightness and sunshine. staying dry the west of the working week. mighty cold on thursday with a lot of added windchill. vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast. i'm naga munchetty, live at westminster, where parliament is reeling from theresa may's decision to delay the crucial vote on her brexit deal. it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal, on one issue... jeering. on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. today, the prime minister will appeal to eu leaders in a bid to rescue her plan.

we will untangle what it means and what happens next. and i'm in derby to find out whether locals think polticians can still deliver the brexit they voted for. —— politicians. the continued uncertainty caused the value of the pound to fall against the dollar and euro. i will be looking at the reaction from businesses. also this morning: the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. in sport: it is make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league. napoli travel to anfield, while mauricio pochettino sharpens his spurs in barcelona. good morning. it is a frosty start for some of us, with some patchy fog. there will be some sunshine in the forecast but there is also some cloud and some spots of drizzle. i will have more details in 15 minutes. it is tuesday 11 december. our top story: theresa may has begun

a whistle—stop tour of the eu in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. it follows another dramatic day in westminster, as the prime minister announced she was delaying the vote on the plan. there was silence from her own side and laughter from the opposition. the deal she had insisted could not be changed or replaced would now be modified and delayed. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake looks back at events. and just a warning — his report contains flashing images. can you really improve your deal, prime minister? theresa may arrived back in downing street last night after a day of drama in the house of commons. she confirmed the vote on her brexit deal would be delayed, and that she would go back to brussels to ask the eu for changes. the prime minister told mps she had no doubt her agreement was the right one, but acknowledged widespread concerns about a plan to avoid physical checks at the northern ireland border if a trade deal can't be done.

it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal... jeering. on one issue — on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, accused the government of being in disarray, and later in the evening called for an emergency debate. it cannot be right that the government can unilaterally alter the arrangements once this house has agreed on a timetable, without the house being given the opportunity to express its will. the public, mr speaker, will look at the behaviour of this government, and how it treats their democratically elected representatives, with despair. the speaker agreed, and mps will have three hours to air their views. then, something you don't see very often at all. 0ne labour mp lifted the mace, the symbol of pa rliament‘s authority, in protest

at the government's decision. the eu has suggested it is ready to talk, but the prime minister needs more than words to win over some of her own mps back home, who want changes to the deal itself. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris masonjoins me now. extraordinary. it was extraordinary, ultimately it came down to survival for the prime minister. she was going to lose and lose big. she can going to lose and lose big. she can go to brussels with a card in her pocket saying i told you this was not going to fly and here are the numbers to prove it, but politically the danger is that things could move so rapidly that she might not have survived as prime minister. she is still prime minister and she can go around europe to see what she can extra ct. around europe to see what she can extract. but the crucial question

now is what can she possibly get out of european union that adds up to enough to convince enough people over that to change their mind? now, with every passing week we get closer to the potential of no deal brexit, and we know that plenty of people in they do not want to see that happen. but will that be enough for them to be willing to wear a deal that we know plenty at the moment don't like the look of? deal that we know plenty at the moment don't like the look of7m deal that we know plenty at the moment don't like the look of? it is a question, we will talk to adam fleming in brussels to see how receptive the eu leaders might be. theresa may will travel to european capitals today for talks with other leaders after her decision to postpone a commons vote on her brexit deal. she will visit the hague, berlin, and brussels to see what help they can provide in selling the agreement to mps. we can now speak to our brussels reporter adam fleming. chris was talking aboutjust the amountand chris was talking aboutjust the amount and she always has to climb to change the tone of this vote or at least seem as if she may get some support. i suppose she needs a lot

of support from those eu leaders as well. yes, not many mountains but quite a few flights theresa may will be taking today, unless she gets the train. we will get a clue to how the eu is feeling and about half an hour's time, because european affairs ministers are coming to this building in brussels for one of their regular meetings and we will be on the red carpet asking them. we got a really good clue last night from donald tusk, the chairman of the european council, and he tweeted, i have decided to call a european council on brexit on thursday, that is the code they use here in brussels for a european summit. he says we will not renegotiate the deal, including the backstop, which is the controversial insurance policy for the irish border, but we are ready to discuss how to facilitate uk ratification. as time is running out, we will also discuss preparing this for a no deal

scenario. and that has been re— tweeted more than 6000 times, which shows you how interested people are in what he has got to say. decoding that, it means the deal is not up for discussion, but what is up for discussion are ways for it to get through the british parliament. so what form that will take, we don't know. i imagine we could see some letters going backwards and forwards, the initial document sitting alongside the brexit deal clarifying individual bits of it, especially around the backstop, who knows? that will be discussed pretty intensively behind the scenes at brussels over the next couple of days. and we will keep an eye out for it. but the bottom line is this broad deal, the substance, particularly of the backstop, are not going to change, and as a backup plan they will pile on with their preparations for no deal in case this whole thing collapses at some point. it is a quandary, isn't it? and we will be talking to lots of people at westminster, i will be

talking to the former director of communications for theresa may in a few minutes' time. the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony, alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. more from our correspondent in auckland, hywel griffith. this has been another heartbreaking day for the millane family, as grace's father and uncle came here to visit the site where her body was found. now, alongside the detective who has led the investigation into grace's murder, they took part in a traditional maori blessing service in the undergrowth in the place where she was found. flowers now mark that location. members of the public have also been bringing their flowers here, to show their compassion towards the family. although the forensic teams have finished their work at this site, we have seen other officers working

through the dense woodland nearby, looking for any signs of disturbance, any evidence left behind, as they build their case against the 26—year—old man they allege murdered grace. and as part of that, they have issued a new public appeal for anyone who has found a shovel, a hardwood, red—topped shovel, which they believe could have been discarded after grace's disappearance. now, that sense of shock over grace's murder is still palpable here, and there are plans for candlelit vigils to be held in auckland and in other cities across new zealand, as people come together to show their compassion for grace's family. six people believed to be from iran have been rescued from a small boat off the kent coast. the dover lifeboat launched at around 3:30am this morning. the six were brought to shore by a border force cutter. it is the second boat to arrive this month, though numbers have dropped from last month due to inclement weather. scientists are warning that newly discovered melting glaciers in east

antarctica could cause significant sea—level rises around the globe. the region has long been considered stable, and unaffected by some of the more dramatic changes occurring elsewhere on the continent, but images from nasa show that ice streams running into the ocean along the eastern coastline have sped up. the american state of north carolina experienced an entire year's worth of snowfall yesterday. south—eastern parts of the country have been battered with snow, sleet and freezing rain. at least three people died and more than 300,000 people lost power. there has also been widespread disruption on the roads and at airports. it has been a year of tv highlights, with news and current affairs programmes dominating the most—tweeted—about bbc shows of 2018, acording to figures from tv licensing. question time, the andrew marr show and doctor who took the top three spots, with breakfast making number eight on the top 20 list. largely due to mike bushell falling

in the swimming pool. but do keep them coming. we really do enjoy reading your social media post. i know twitter is always busy in the morning, and so is facebook, and what quite a few of our breakfast viewers do is continue the debate on that if there is something particularly pressing we talk about. and our top story is exit and the fallout for what happened yesterday at westminster. and it is one of those mornings where i almost feel like you had to apologise. it is really important like you had to apologise. it is really im porta nt stuff, like you had to apologise. it is really important stuff, and yesterday was one of those days we thought would be really dramatic, and it proved to be so, but not for the reasons we were expecting. just chaos, extraordinary. yesterday, so many people were surprised. it was

such a long way from the organised brexit theresa may had promised to deliver. katie perrior was mrs may's director of communications at the start of her tenure in 10 downing street, in 2016, and played a key role in establishing that familiar strong and stable image. we are a long way from that now, aren't we? good morning. how close are we to that strong and stable image? not at all, really. we had chaos and confusion yesterday, and that has followed on from the last year of failing to sell to the nation and to her own parliamentary colleagues the idea of a compromise, that strong language versus what we saw yesterday is a real disconnect. and what we have really is a situation in numberten what we have really is a situation in number ten where they are rolling out ministers to say absolutely this vote is going to take place, and only a few hours later it was not. what was going on behind the scenes? we were talking about 15 minutes, a com plete we were talking about 15 minutes, a complete about turn when it came to that vote. what had been going on

behind the scenes? we knew it would go down to the wire in terms of their decision—making, and we knew they would take the decision last minute to see the strength of feeling. they were hoping to win people over at the weekend. but the more interaction mps had with number ten, the worse it was making the situation, in a way. and the whips will come in for some criticism, i think that is probably a bit unfair. the whips will have been telling number ten four days and possibly weeks that she was never going to win this vote and it was about the size of the defeat she was facing. explain the role of the whips. the whips go around making sure they get as many votes as possible in support, and they will have been feeding back to number ten that with every day that passes we have more and more people saying they are not going to vote for this brexit deal, leaving her in an impossible situation. but of course, she kind of saw this situation coming. it is not like the election where she came back from the election campaign and she was in a terrible situation where she looked like she was crying and had been upset, i see a tired

theresa may, but i think she knew that this was coming, she knew she had to get off the fence at some point and had to back some kind of brexit deal. tired, yes, determined steel. long days, that is to be expected. she has had to make use of this, really. she goes to brussels now. what do you think of the relationship she has with leaders in brussels? they will keep a close eye on what is going on. they want to help her, because in the situation she is in, they faced down the possibility of a borisjohnson or jeremy corbyn prime minister, and they know they will not get a better dealfrom their end of they know they will not get a better deal from their end of the they know they will not get a better dealfrom their end of the bargain. and they argue that some of those things were set by theresa may at the beginning of the process, the red lines which made it very hard to manoeuvre now, and their red lines are their red lines and they are not willing to budge. they are happy to clarify and talk about the legal situation, but they will not reopened this deal. how much do you

agree that this is politics over democracy? sad as it may be, people have a point in that. internal polling at number ten shows the prime minister that the country believes that we need to get on with brexit, and she has kind of hell thatis brexit, and she has kind of hell that is a powerplay over this time, saying everybody else is delaying the will of the people. by putting in the vote yesterday she is actually losing sympathy, because of the pity she has had from the nation. a lot of people thought she was determined, resilient, trying to do the best deal possible. but when she pulls it to try and stay in power for longer, she pulls it to try and stay in powerfor longer, she she pulls it to try and stay in power for longer, she loses the sympathy of the general public, and i worry about that. how much longer do you think she has as prime minister? i never make predictions, because i am constantly wrong in politics. hopefully she will have something to come back with, and in this scenario, it is chaotic. you never know whether it is a day, an hour, weeks or months. i think that

her brexiteer colleagues will get rid of her when the deal is over the line. thank you forjoining us. that's pretty good and it's accurate. we have a touch of frost across parts of central scotland, north—east england, where we have clear skies and there are some patchy mist and fog to boot. that will give way to some brightness and sunshine. it is going to be a chilly day ahead and a cloudy one. we got another one. the brighter skies this morning where we've got the frost, the midlands, east anglia, parts of the midlands, east anglia, parts of the south—east, that's when we got the south—east, that's when we got the sunshine and we will see some sunshine in north and east wales.

expect some cloud and bits and pieces of drizzle. some rain across the isles of scilly, for example. cabbages and a bit higher, ten or 11. -- cabbages and a bit higher, ten or 11. —— temperature is a little bit higher. adding on through the evening and overnight, we still have afair bit evening and overnight, we still have a fair bit of clout around but it breaks. especially in eastern areas. the temperatures will be low enough for a touch of frost in rural parts. towards the west, the weather front is still with us, still producing some rain at times. 0dd heavy bursts. it continues to bump into this area of high pressure. by the time we get it tomorrow, it will be a fairly weak affair. we can see it through the outer hebrides, northern ireland and down towards south—west england. we start off on a bright note. the high pressure from scandinavia starts to build so we will see a bit more brightness across much of england and also east

wales. temperatures higher in the west tha n wales. temperatures higher in the west than in the east. a frosty start on thursday. again, we will see some sunshine around. there will be some cloud around and some rain across the channel islands and south—west england. the other significant thing about thursday is the wind. there will be a noticeable wind wherever you are. these are the kind of temperatures you can expect to see mid—afternoon on your thermometer. it will feel more like freezing. again, a lot of sunshine around. north—east england, eastern scotland. and on the hills above, about, about 250 metres of snow. temperatures values, you can expect.

the coat is out in full force. i been taking advice from carol this morning. some of the front pages today are dominated by the events we saw in westminster yesterday where it was due to be a vote. theresa may deals plan b to buy more time. the daily mirror have gone for theresa may running scared. i wish one more as well. theresa may's last roll of the dice. after the brexit coach —— but which could have toppled her, dramatic climbdown. studies with us this morning. for quite a long time, we we re this morning. for quite a long time, we were talking about uncertainty in the business world. all bought about

by discussions of what could happen, when will it happen. it reallyjust does affect the market. yes, you seek instant impact when the vote was announced yesterday. you see the currency markets, lots of big trade organisations that represent businesses, also putting out statements. they are all skating, to be honest. but also, it is important to listen to the smaller businesses as well to see what they are saying. that's what we've been doing, collecting some ports. just to give you a few of them, we've got david who is managing director of an electronics firm. in blackburn. he says his issue is not being able to plan. it feels like he's treading water. this business has grown 500% in the last five years. it is a company doing brilliantly. hejust says he wants to grow and get new premises but he has no idea, but he

just wants to find out what's going to happen with the political situation. 0ne to happen with the political situation. one woman has seen her business grow to the us because of this. there is no it's hard to navigate. sean, who runs a food company, she says she imports. it was a real shock to her. deciding what sky to happen next. they say to them, their margins are really tight anyway. when the currency is changing, that can create big risks. their biggest issue is staff. they employ their biggest issue is staff. they em ploy lots their biggest issue is staff. they employ lots of people. losing staff

as well. gauging the reaction to westminster. charlies in derby, getting a feel for how the people there are reacting. 57% of people in derby voted to leave. the people you are speaking to the this morning. yes, this was a very strong leave the area. it's interesting what steph was saying about how people are reacting. there is a lot of dismay right now about the indecision, if you like. father christmas there behind me is smiling. i'm not sure who else is. let's talk to a few people have gathered here this morning. daniel

isa gathered here this morning. daniel is a student. good morning. come over this way, if you would. daniel, first of all, you are a remain voter. what you make of what you are seeing? to be honest, it'sjust a mess at the moment. it's a bit scary stepping into the unknown. it's been two years, stepping into the unknown. it's been two yea rs, we stepping into the unknown. it's been two years, we still don't know what's going on. just going forward. is that werriwa, with the outcome? not particularly. we unfortunately voted to leave and that is that position we had to stick with. they are, you are a local landlady. you are, you are a local landlady. you area are, you are a local landlady. you are a leave supporter and you remain so. your opinions haven't changed. a lot of people are talking about

whether things have made them question. my opinion hasn't changed. but we should turn around, walk away and leave. the prospect is potentially a no deal situation. does that concern you? we need to leave and be free. that will largely prevent us from making any laws. interesting what they were saying about wanting to go anyway. locally of course people in a toyota factory have been concerned. they said that would affect things. good morning, everyone. karen is managing director. we were talking about the

prospect of a no deal scenario. it really does concern people. how prepared is the port for that scenario? the airport has been planning for quite sometime now and the pepper every eventuality. we are looking for some certainty and looking for some certainty and looking for some certainty and looking for a deal of some sort because no deal does bring that short—term uncertainty. really, we wa nt to short—term uncertainty. really, we want to get the consumer confidence. we have had some real positive news in the aviation industry in at the eu and the uk have agreed to a framework. people can be confident to get the flights booked. ian, you are in the housebuilding business. what do you make a lot of confusion? it's causing instability and confusion. we just want some confidence back. and what we want is

a deal. we just want to be able to return to getting confidence. you come from a different area, finance. can you tell us what you think about what is happening? it is a shambles. local business people are far more practical. we really could do with putting this plan into action. i was a remain supporter but when we lost the vote, no decision is perfect but it's perfect to make a decision. this delay that is happening now, 21 days of leased before anything happens, what do you make of that? it certainly affecting our clients all the time over their investment in business. they are putting their

money into property, not businesses. the businesses we want to thrive. thank you all very much real time this morning. that's it for us this morning. we are back in around about one hour. talking to more people coming. it's getting a little bit busier at the market. i will leave you with a shot of santa claus who was still laughing. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. white working class boys have been found to be among the most disadvantaged in london and there are calls for them to get more support from teachers, mental health services and youth workers. a report commissioned by the greater london authority says white and black carribean boys are both in need of support to raise their education levels and future job prospects. the report found white pupils eligible for free school meals to be the lowest attaining of the main ethnic groups. the family of a former soldier from crawley —

who took his own life have won a six—figure payout from nhs bosses who admitted a catalogue of failings in his care. (00v) aidan knight, who served in iraq with the elite 2 para, aidan knight, who served in iraq with the elite 2 para, had been struggling mentally and was desperatly looking for professional help, when he died. the 29—year—old had told his mother he'd seen too much death. a coroner found the nhs trust should have done more for mr knight. it's apologised to the family. london's most famous bongs are being replaced by those from rochdale in greater manchester. i'm talking about big ben's bongs — when they sound on bbc radio 4. they'll be replaced by the bells from rochdale town hall on christmas eve. radio 4 has been broadcasting recordings since august last year — when the bells of big ben fell silent for repair work. rochdale borough council say

they're proud the town's bongs will ring out over the land. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. and south western railway have delays because of a fault with the track at woking. usual delays northbound at the blackwall tunnel. while in leyton, there are temporary traffic lights on lea bridge road near church road. now the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. it's another chilly—feeling day again today and with clear skies last night, many of us are starting this morning with a touch of frost. also some patches of mist and fog out there as well. it will stay dry today. plenty of sunshine. we start on a largely sunny note. patches of mist and fog will gradually clear as we head through the morning and the afternoon decently long

spells of sunshine. between 7 and 9 celsius. a south—westerly breeze. through this evening and overnight, it will stay mostly dry. some clear spells hanging onto eastern areas. here, we could see a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. breeze will pick up. we will stay largely frost—free tomorrow. 0vernight lows, 5 or 6 degrees.. tomorrow, some good spells of brightness and sunshine. staying dry the west of the working week. feeling chilly and mighty cold on thursday with a lot of added windchill. wind chill. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: theresa may has begun a whistle—stop

tour of the eu in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. it follows another dramatic day in westminster, as the prime minister announced she was delaying the vote on the plan. senior conservatives have warned mrs may she needs to secure changes to the withdrawal agreement to have any chance of winning over sceptical mps. theresa may will meet eu leaders today as she seeks new reassurances about the northern ireland backstop, the single biggest issue threatening her brexit deal. mrs may is due to hold a breakfast meeting with the dutch prime minister, mark rutte. let's speak to our correspondent anna holligan, who is in the hague for us this morning. good morning to you. i know she probably has big hopes for this series of meetings she has over the next few hours or so. what, realistically, can she get out of the dutch prime minister? that is a very good question. theresa may is scheduled to arrive here at the dutch prime minister's official

residence in about half an hour's time. the press has arrived, the catering trucks have gone in. still the question whether it will be a continental or a full english, but this eerie question is can theresa may get the assurances she is looking for in the hague later on, and this evening, possibly even in brussels. she will be looking specifically for a possible change to the text inside the agreement specifically relating to this idea of the best endeavours that the eu has promised to give in an effort to reach a trade deal, to avoid any kind of need to invoke the backstop in northern ireland. but can mark rutte give her those assurances? he has already said this is the only deal on the table, so she will be hoping that this breakfast provides more than that. and what is the feeling like? i know you are based in the hague, what is the feeling like of the perspective of britain

based on what you saw happen in parliament yesterday? we are all talking about it here. how is the rest of europe looking at that? you know, here in the netherlands they consider themselves to be one of the uk's closest allies, especially in terms of trade, but also politics. dutch prime minister mark rutte, a self—confessed anglophile, has a lwa ys self—confessed anglophile, has always said there is nothing good about brexit. we want to keep britain inside the eu. there was at first a sense of loss, and then bewilderment, and is now bafflement. people here can't really understand, given how close their relationship is with the eu, what reason is doing. mark rutte, though, the king of consensus. he may be able to help theresa may a little in that sense, but he will be telling the eu line, i think. we will pick up from you a little later on and get analysis of that meeting and the rest of what theresa may is up to throughout the

day on the bbc news channel. the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony, alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. six people believed to be from iran have been rescued from a small boat off the kent coast. the lifeboat left dover at around 3:30am this morning, and border force brough the six pople to shore. it is the second boat to arrive this month. numbers have dropped from last month due to bad weather. a convicted paedophile will be sentenced later for murdering two schoolgirls near brighton in 1986.

52—year—old russell bishop was originally acquitted of killing nicola fellows and karen hadaway, but was found guilty after a second trial. yesterday the girls' mothers wept at the old bailey as the verdicts were read out, following an eight—week hearing. guidance to help transgender people mark their transition and rededicate their lives to christianity will be announced later by the church of england. the advice was approved by the house of bishops, and makes clear tra nsgender people should be addressed by their chosen name. the church of england announced last year it would consider a special service, though this guidance doesn't contain any new liturgy. scientists are warning that newly discovered melting glaciers in east antarctica could cause significant sea level rises around the globe. the region has long been considered stable, and unaffected by some of the more dramatic changes occurring elsewhere on the continent, but images from nasa show that ice streams running into the ocean along the eastern coastline have sped up. i have a bit more detail on that a little later in the programme, coming up. in ten minutes' time, carol will be here to tell you what is happening with the weather where you are this morning. sally is here with the sport.

i was going to say, it is a really big day in europe for lots of reasons. give us a brexit rate down. shall i? i promise you there is no brexit coming up in this letter this morning. there might be an exit, though. it is make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league in the final round of group games tonight. liverpool need to beat napoli at anfield 1—0 or to win by two clear goals to qualify for the knockout stages. but any victory will do if paris st—germain do not beat red star belgrade at the same time. napoli only need a point to progress. we have to create a special atmosphere with the way we play, and we have to use the atmosphere, as well. how i said before — i'm really looking forward to it. it's a big opportunity for us, and we'll try everything to put it right. tottenham play barcelona in the nou camp. spurs will qualify for the last 16 if their result matches or betters inter milan's at home to psv.

barca are already guaranteed top spot. the most important when playing barcelona — you know very well that the quality that they have in the squad is amazing, is massive. of course, different names make different — or have different quality to add to the team. but i think they are going to be strong, they are going to try to win. a late everton equaliser denied watford a premier league victory over former manager marco silva. he was sacked by watford last season, before moving to goodison, and the two clubs are still in dispute. some watford fans waved inflatable snakes to express their opinion about silva's move. everton went ahead through richarlison, before watford fought back through a seamus coleman own—goal and an abdoulaye doucoure header. everton then had a penalty saved, but salvaged a point with lucas digne's superb free—kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time. the second after we took control,

those moments, we have to be strong in these type of moments, when you play against teams doing what they did. and after, we had to keep playing in our way, faster if you can, and we didn't do that in the second half. chelsea say they have suspended four people from attending matches while an investigation into the alleged abuse of raheem sterling takes place. the incident allegedly occurred during city's defeat at stamford bridge at the weekend, where sterling said he had to laugh when he heard the remarks, because he expects no better. england have named an unchanged test squad to tour the west indies after their win in sri lanka. they will play three tests in the west indies starting next month, but they will need to take their newfound confidence, as england have won only one test series there since 1968. 0ne

one of the things we will try and do a little bit differently, and this is where we are completely alliance, is where we are completely alliance, is to have a reasonably stable squad. 0bviously where they need to be changes there will be changes, that's fine, but then a high degree of flexibility for the captain and the coach. ultimately the captain has final say, and i think he made some really terrific decisions in sri lanka. england spinner kirstie gordon is likely to be out for several months due to a stress fracture in her lower back. gordon was england's most successful bowler at last month's women's world twenty20, as they finished runners—up. 0pen champion francisco molinari has topped a fabulous season by being named european tour golfer of the year. the italian was the hero of europe's ryder cup victory over the united states, winning all five matches at the event. he won the pga championship at wentworth in may, before winning at carnoustie two months later. and as his mate tommy fleetwood, who

we just saw, we love that bromance, tweeting his congratulations saying something like that's my boy. hopefully he can continue that next year as well. and he may feature in sports personality. by this time next week we will know, i will bring you all the news from birmingham. thank you for the non— brexit mentioning. we will change all that, going back to westminster. it is really important, and we are looking at the fallout from yesterday's proposed brexit vote. so many words you could use to describe it, but more than anything else it was unprecedented, wasn't it? absolutely astounding day, gasps of shock as the delay to the vote was announced after strong messages it would not be delayed at all.

if there was a single moment which captures the difficulty of the task faced by theresa may, it was arguably this. does this house want to deliver brexit? mixed reactions. and a clear message from the snp. a clear message from the snp. a clear message from the snp. a clear message from the snp indeed. the snp leader in westminster is ian blackford, and hejoins me now. tell me about your day yesterday.” was in my constituency, i started on the isle of skye and went across to the isle of skye and went across to the east side of the country, for those that know it, and the news came through that the prime minister was unexpectedly going to be coming with a statement. i think we were all gobsmacked and i got down here later in the afternoon, and i think in some senses there is perhaps bewilderment about what she is doing. we had the situation last

week that the government was found to be in contempt of parliament, and here we are again. prime minister brought forward a debate, five days with a meaningful vote at the end of it, and unilaterally yesterday she decided that is not going to be happening, that she will rush back to europe, she will not come back with anything meaningful, and yet parliament will not have the vote they were promised. that is an absolute outrage. how do you know she will not come back with anything meaningful? the european union has made clear they will not be opening up made clear they will not be opening up the negotiation, the backstop is there for a reason. we understand there for a reason. we understand the situation on the island of ireland, the importance of the good friday agreement, we know why it is there. this idea that she will get concessions is fanciful and someone say it is perhaps even insulting to the european union. what she is trying to do is keep this into the long grass and make sure that parliament doesn't get the vote, because she knows that her plans are going to be universally voted down. well, the vote has been delayed, it has not been cancelled, so there will be a vote on the deal, that much is pretty clear. what do you

want, ultimately? well, what we were hoping to take place tomorrow is for the government's plans to be voted down and for the that no deal is not an option. then we can look at the alternatives. there are alternatives, whether that is looking at the people's vote or to do is to make this a binary choice between leaving under theresa may's terms or no deal scenario, and thatis may's terms or no deal scenario, and that is not acceptable. a referendum has taken place. the majority of those who voted voted to leave the eu. that is democracy. theresa may has made very clear that herjob is to get this through. why are you going against that? well, we were making clear that our rights as scottish citizens and european citizens would be respected, and the scottish government has said the theresa may repeatedly that we will compromise, we will compromise on the basis that the people of scotla nd the basis that the people of scotland have no wish to be taken

out of the european union against our will. but the second point is that circumstances have changed. we know from the european government's and analysis that any brexit scenario will costjobs, living standards will fall, and i was to be say to the prime minister that she has a responsibility to look after the economic interests of all the people in the united kingdom, and so circumstances have changed. we now know more about brexit. it is only right that people are given that information, and given the choice, can information, and given the choice, ca n vote information, and given the choice, can vote in an affirmative referendum if they wish to stay or leave. snp leader nicola sturgeon has said she is pushing for a vote of no—confidence. what are you doing about it? i have spoken to jeremy corbyn and i hope to meet with him later on this morning and i think it is important the come together, there will be a press conference at lunchtime under the people's vote banner, together with the liberal democrats, with the greens and plaid cymru, and with jeremy corbyn democrats, with the greens and plaid cymru, and withjeremy corbyn is democrats, with the greens and plaid cymru, and with jeremy corbyn is the leader of the opposition... how

likely is that? well, i hope he does, and as the leader of the third party at westminster, we have to acce pt party at westminster, we have to accept responsibilities. this is a government which is in crisis, it is a shambles. you are adding to that by your vote of no—confidence.” don't think so, because the government is in office but not in power, if i can put it that way they lost three votes last year, the first time the government has lost three votes in one day since 1978. three votes in one day since1978. this is a government that is not functioning and they should get out of the day. what is your timetable than? if you have this meeting with jeremy corbyn today, what should people expect to happen next? well, we have a debate in parliament for three hours after what happened yesterday, so that parliament speak out about the shambles and the fact it is outrageous that democracy has been treated the way it has been, that we are not having the boat we expected. we need to bring forward a motion of no—confidence in a timely mannerand it motion of no—confidence in a timely manner and it certainly needs to happen over the coming days. prime ministers questions tomorrow, what do you expect to happen that? she will be from brussels, having come

back from this whistlestop tour, hoping for some compromises. will anything help as far as putting her argument towards you?” anything help as far as putting her argument towards you? i think the prime minister has to listen. she knows she has opposition from her own party, never mind the opposition. i think she has to get the message it is time for her to go. lots more coverage from westminster this morning. we will be speaking to andrea leadsom a little later on. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. chile is a good word perhaps. it most certainly is. good morning. as a chilly start wherever you are. it's an sharp and the word go. there will be some spots of drizzle. it's

not going to make much progress much further. it is angry and parts of the south—east. that is where we will see the sunshine and equally we will see the sunshine and equally we will see the sunshine and equally we will see some sunshine across parts of northern and eastern wales. the rest of the uk, it's pretty much a cloudy day. spots of drizzle, the rain still out towards the west. high temperatures in the west. as we look over towards the east, eight, nine degrees. through this evening in overnight, gathered a cloud around. breaks in the north and also the east. that is when we are likely to see a touch of frost. our weather fronts still trying to get in against this area of high pressure reducing rain in western areas. at times, some of that could be heavy. then tomorrow, but tomorrow it

extended sub a bit further westwards. that means for a lot of england and east wales, we see some sunshine. they are the rest of us. competitor in the easter at school. the rain, not particularly heavy across the channel islands. continuing to move away towards the west. one thing you will notice is, it's going to be a windy day. the strongest winds out towards the west. the strength of a win against yourskin, it west. the strength of a win against your skin, it will feel closer to

freezing or just above. your skin, it will feel closer to freezing orjust above. as we head into friday, a third of sunshine around. some showers just flirting with the north—east coast of england and also scotland. snow in the hills above 200 metres in scotland. although temperatures will be slightly lower, and they are going to be sure in the course of thursday, on friday, it will be windy. it will feel quite as cold. no heatwave on offer. thank you very much, carol. on listening intently with advice on what to wear over the next few days. we keep a very close eye on theresa may. she will have a meeting with the dutch prime minister soon and then she moves to berlin. hopefully finishing the day in brussels. really important day for the prime

minister. step is with us on the sofa this morning. looking at how all these things have happened yesterday and today. in fact, the past few months, affecting the markets. its use within talking about uncertainty. businesses are used to dealing with that. the problem is, we keep hearing that we are going to get more information. they can ever really negative impact on businesses. it means that a lot of the stagnation and the decisions they might be putting off are still able to get made. when you look at where the announcement came out, there was the immediate impact on there was the immediate impact on the market. against the dollar, the dollar 25. that is the most has been. since june 20 dollar 25. that is the most has been. sincejune 2017. dollar 25. that is the most has been. sincejune 20 17. just put it in context, before the referendum, against the euro, just in

comparison, it's down to £1 getting the 1 euro. not huge, huge, huge losses. it means is cheaper for them to sell their things. there is no unanimous impact. but if you look at what the trade—off is, they are the ones who really been broken about this. explaining why the currency is having an impact. markets react with one word, confidence. the lack of confidence is they can't see it. the political leadership are confused. consumers are spending less, and thatis consumers are spending less, and that is why you are going to see that is why you are going to see that level. in businesses looking at the markets, they will be vocal as well. the trade organisations that represent the businesses, what were

one of those word maps. that dominate. they are shouting that what delays, uncertainty, the fact that no deal is a big word there. that is what they are really worried about. they put out some statements on this. the british chamber of commerce said firms are looking on with utter dismay at the ongoing saga in westminster. the cbi and other big organisation. unless a deal is agreed quickly the country risks sliding into a national crisis. the food and drink association says: but there are others who are less for a but there are others who are less fora and are but there are others who are less for a and are not as worried as other trade organisations. —— were not as worried. each business is impacted differently. for example, david, who runs a shellfish business. he said he thinks it is right that the prime minister goes

back to brussels. he doesn't mind there is a bit of a delay. he thinks we need to try and get the best deal. he also said, is already planning for a no deal brexit. anything better than is good to him. one woman who runs a business in cornwall says it's already too late to get uncertainty. for her, she is already at the point of spending money to try and prepare. but this idea of the no deal is a prospect that still feels very real and the bank of england put out some pretty bleak bank of england put out some pretty blea k forecasts bank of england put out some pretty bleak forecasts on what could happen if that is the case. they said the biggest issue is that preparing for ano biggest issue is that preparing for a no deal. the majority of businesses are preparing for that. they haven't prepared to this no transition period. that could be a short, sharp ——a short, sharp shock which hits the economy. there is no unanimous view on this. there are the economists don't think this is

necessarily the case. what we can all agree on. what happens in the longer term is still anyone's guess. that's why it is difficult to business. nobody really knows. people like chris mason say they are going to do it. theyjust want something to happen. the businesses are doing well. i'm talking to businesses and i'm not running one. one of which is this one. shop well the less which is all about cutting back at christmas. try to help a family to seek can shop well the less and start saving for the trip

ofa less and start saving for the trip of a lifetime. we will be joined less and start saving for the trip of a lifetime. we will bejoined by the couple on the sofa. they are a lovely family. they do spend far too much but christmas. people say throughout the year. we are along the lines. brilliant experiences. you can understand completely why they do what they do. if they want to carry on creating these great times. they don't need to spend as much money. a pre— wedding party. $2

million for a private gig. all the single ladies, all the single ladies. £25. that is what i have to pay you. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. white working class boys have been found to be among the most disadvantaged in london and there are calls for them to get more support from teachers, mental health services and youth workers. a report commissioned by the greater london authority says white and black carribean boys are both in need of support to raise their education levels and future job prospects. the report found white pupils eligible for free school meals — to be the lowest attaining of the main ethnic groups. the family of a former soldier from crawley

who took his own life have won a six—figure payout from nhs bosses who admitted a catalogue of failings in his care. (00v) aidan knight, who served in iraq with the elite 2 para, had been struggling mentally and was desperatly looking for professional help, when he died. the 29—year—old had told his mother he'd seen too much death. a coroner found the nhs trust should have done more for mr knight. it's apologised to the family. london's most famous bongs are being replaced by those from rochdale in greater manchester. i'm talking about big ben's bongs — when they sound on bbc radio 4. they'll be replaced by the bells from rochdale town hall on christmas eve. radio 4 has been broadcasting recordings since august last year when the bells of big ben fell silent for repair work. rochdale borough council say they're proud the town's bongs will ring out over the land. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there's a good service on the tubes this morning. trains and south western railway have delays because of a fault with the track at woking. usual delays northbound at the blackwall tunnel. while in leyton, there are temporary traffic lights on lea bridge road near church road. now the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. it's another chilly—feeling day again today and with clear skies last night, many of us are starting this morning with a touch of frost. also some patches of mist and fog out there as well. it will stay dry today. plenty of sunshine. we start on a largely sunny note. patches of mist and fog will gradually clear as we head through the morning and the afternoon decently long spells of sunshine. between 7 and 9 celsius. a south—westerly breeze. through this evening and overnight, it will stay mostly dry. some clear spells hanging

onto eastern areas. here, we could see a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. breeze will pick up. we will stay largely frost—free tomorrow. overnight lows, 5 or 6 degrees. tomorrow, some good spells of brightness and sunshine. staying dry the west of the working week. feeling chilly and mighty cold on thursday with a lot of added wind chill. vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast. i'm naga munchetty live at westminster, where parliament is reeling from theresa may's decision to delay the crucial vote on her brexit deal. it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal...

jeering. ..on one issue — on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. today, the prime minister will appeal to eu leaders in a bid to rescue her plan — we'll untangle what it means and what happens next. it really is one of those brexit days when everybody is scratching their heads and wondering what it all means. and i'm in derby, to find out whether locals think polticians can still deliver the brexit they voted for. the continued uncertainty caused the value of the pound to fall against the dollar and euro. i'll be looking at the reaction from small businesses. also this morning... the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found, on the outskirts of auckland. in sport, it's make or break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league. napoli travel to anfield, while mauricio pochettino sharpens his spurs in barcelona.

you will do well to watch your words. i would not be scolded. and one of the great rivalries in history. margo robbie and saoirse ronan tell us about playing elizabeth i and mary queen of scots. good morning. it is a chilly start with some frost. some sunshine. for most of us, cloudy with drizzle. more in 15 minutes. it's tuesday 11th december. our top story... theresa may has begun a whistlestop tour of the eu in a bid to rescue her brexit deal. it follows another dramatic day in westminster as the prime minister announced she was delaying the vote on the plan. there was silence from her own side and laughter from the opposition. the deal she had insisted could not be changed or replaced, would now be modified and delayed. our political correspondent, jonathan blake,

looks back at events. and just a warning his report contains flashing images. can you really improve your deal, prime minister? theresa may arrived back in downing street last night after a day of drama in the house of commons. she confirmed the vote on her brexit deal would be delayed, and that she would go back to brussels to ask the eu for changes. the prime minister told mps she had no doubt her agreement was the right one, but acknowledged widespread concerns about a plan to avoid physical checks at the northern ireland border if a trade deal can't be done. it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal... jeering. ..on one issue — on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, accused the government of being in disarray, and later in the evening called for an emergency debate. it cannot be right that the government can unilaterally

alter the arrangements once this house has agreed on a timetable, without the house being given the opportunity to express its will. the public, mr speaker, will look at the behaviour of this government, and how it treats their democratically elected representatives, with despair. the speaker agreed, and mps will have three hours to air their views. then, something you don't see very often at all. one labour mp lifted the mace, the symbol of pa rliament‘s authority, in protest at the government's decision. the eu has suggested it is ready to talk, but the prime minister needs more than words to win over some of her own mps back home, who want changes to the deal itself. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent, chris mason, joins me now. theresa may is soon to arrive at the

hague. we understand the dutch prime minister has arrived by bicycle. let's talk about this. scenes of chaos, extraordinary, remarkable, some of the words that have been used to describe what happened? an incredible day. there has been a countdown going on for days. minister after ministers saying the vote will go ahead. then source after source after source saying it would be postponed. very lo and behold the prime minister standing up behold the prime minister standing up in the house of commons saying it will be postponed. now she has this incredibly difficult task of trying to exact —— extract some sort of concession out of the european union. that is enough to convince a vast number of mps they are willing to change their mind and endorsed the deal. as we found out on brea kfast the deal. as we found out on breakfast this morning, there are

plenty on the government benches and opposition benches who simply don't buy this. i spoke to ian blackford, the leader of the snp earlier. he declared a vote of no confidence should be the next move, led by the labour party. yes, a number of opposition mps want to see a vote of no—confidence. leaders are hesitating. i think they are hesitating. i think they are hesitating because bluntly, politician want to win votes when they call them. there is a nervousness among some on the front bench of labour that they may not be able to do it. it may be the only thing in the air that would unite conservative mps, who don't want to see a general election and don't wa nt to see a general election and don't want to see jeremy corbyn see a general election and don't want to seejeremy corbyn as prime minister. any opposition that thinks

it can win a vote of confidence... if they think the government can be allowed to squirm for a bit longer, why not let them squirm? we know how deeply uncomfortable things are at the moment for theresa may. we can hear what he said will stop this idea that she's gone to get concessions is fanciful. some would say it is perhaps even insulting to the european union. she's 20 take this into the long grass and make sure that parliament does not get a vote. —— she is trying to put this in the long grass. that was ian blackford. we will be talking a lot more in the next few days, few weeks, few months. we will have lots more conversations with mps this morning to get some reaction to what has been happening. theresa may is travelling around europe's capitals for talks with other leaders, after her decision to postpone a commons vote on her brexit deal. she'll visit the hague, berlin and brussels, to see what help they can provide

in selling the agreement to mps. we can now speak to our brussels reporter, adam femming. adam, it is going to be interesting to hear the view from there? yeah. we are getting some news this morning. the european affairs ministers from across the eu are in brussels for a regular meeting. they are not actually talking about brexit officially but they have do because we keep asking them about it. the danish foreign minister said the uk has to tell the eu what it wa nts. the uk has to tell the eu what it wants. the eu is prepared to help but they are only prepared to help in the sense they will issue some clarifications or interpretations at a political level about the deal that has been done. they are not prepared to change the substance or the details, especially when it comes to the controversial irish backstop. the beister president of the european commission summed it

up, saying there is a deal on the table and it will not change. —— the vice president. we didn't anything from the dutch foreign minister. he will probably leave his talking to his boss, who is seeing theresa may any minute. nothing from the irish foreign minister. interesting that theresa may has not scheduled a stop off in dublin yet. they will be crucial in all of this because the big stumbling block at westminster is still the irish border. behind the scenes the eu's plan b is to carry on planning for no deal in case this collapses. and there will bea summit case this collapses. and there will be a summit of eu leaders. the big bosses on thursday and friday. that was not going to have brexit on the agenda. it has now been added by the president of the european council, donald tusk. and fleming. lots more coverage from westminster throughout the morning. now back to dan. good morning, dan. good morning, nagger. thank you. it

is not just brexit good morning, nagger. thank you. it is notjust brexit we are talking about. just approaching ten minutes past eight. some of the other news around on this tuesday morning. the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found, on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony, alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. more from our correspondent in auckland, hywel griffith. this has been another heartbreaking day for the millane family, as grace's father and uncle came here to visit the site where her body was found. now, alongside the detective who has led the investigation into grace's murder, they took part in a traditional maori blessing service in the undergrowth in the place where she was found. flowers now mark that location. members of the public have also been bringing their flowers here, to show their compassion towards the family. although the forensic teams have finished their work at this site, we have seen other officers working through the dense woodland nearby,

looking for any signs of disturbance, any evidence left behind, as they build their case against the 26—year—old man they allege murdered grace. and as part of that, they have issued a new public appeal for anyone who has found a shovel, a hardwood, red—topped shovel, which they believe could have been discarded after grace's disappearance. now, that sense of shock over grace's murder is still palpable here, and there are plans for candlelit vigils to be held in auckland and in other cities across new zealand, as people come together to show their compassion for grace's family. six people believed to be from iran have been rescued from a small boat off the kent coast. the lifeboat left dover at around 3.30 this morning, and border force brough the 6 pople to shore. —— six people. it's the second boat to arrive this month. numbers have dropped from last month due to bad weather. guidance to help transgender people mark their transition and re—dedicate their lives

to christianity will be announced later by the church of england. the advice was approved by the house of bishops and makes clear transgender people should be addressed by their chosen name. the church of england announced last year it would consider a special service, though this guidance doesn't contain any new liturgy. scientists are warning that newly discovered melting glaciers in east antarctica could cause significant sea level rises around the globe. the region has long been considered stable and unaffected by some of the more dramatic changes occurring elsewhere on the continent. but images from nasa show that ice streams running into the ocean along the eastern coastline have sped up. it's been a year of tv highlights, with news and current affairs programmes dominating the most tweeted about bbc shows of 2018, acording to figures from tv licensing. question time, the andrew marr show and doctor who took the top three spots, with breakfast making number eight on the top 20 list. do keep your tweets coming in. i

know a lot of it is brexit based. that was strange. louise is back hopefully before christmas from her triathlon. you can keep the discussion going on facebook. you can find us on social media as well. we are going back to westminster. in the last few moments theresa may has just met the prime minister of the netherlands, mark rutter. there was a handshake outside the door is in the hague. she is on a whistle—stop tour, nagger. she goes to berlin and brussels after this. while the prime minister is trying to seek reassu ra nces minister is trying to seek reassurances in the next 24 hours,

there is so much to discuss the uk about what happened yesterday and what might happen now? extraordinary scenes yesterday. i don't think any of us could understand how quickly things were changing. one thing which could stop theresa may's brexit plans, if motion of no—confidence from the opposition. we were talking about that with the snp leader. he has a meeting with jeremy that with the snp leader. he has a meeting withjeremy corbyn later today. labour has resisted calls to table a vote of no—confidence so far. we can talk to rebecca long—bailey, the shadow business secretary. you would have heard me talking to ian blackford earlier, saying he a meeting withjeremy corbyn. when is it going to happen? we are discussing this with various parties across the house. we need to judge the time at which a vote would be most successful. we heard the dup sta ke be most successful. we heard the dup stake yesterday they would think about a vote of no confidence after theresa may has returned from brussels in her attempt to seek

assurances or renegotiate. we have the judge the best possible time. we are discussing it with various parties. she is doing the debate. she is looking to get support in brussels and in the hague and in brussels and in the hague and in brussels —— and in berlin. why don't you give her a chance? yesterday, i think she held parliament and the british public in contempt. we were ready to have this vote on her deal. she was telling remainers it was a choice between her deal and no deal. she was telling leavers it was a choice between her deal and no deal. at the 11th hour, when she knew she would not have the support in parliament, she pulled it. she has put us in a weak position. she has no mandate from parliament in terms of what she is attempting to renegotiate on. she simply said she was renegotiate on. she simply said she was going to seek assurances on the backstop. that is very different to renegotiate it. there are a number of issues that we take concern over,

from workers' rights all the way through to the way services are dealt with. and the political declaration that is supposed to set out our future relationship with the eu is ambiguous. we can see theresa may in the hague now. she hasjust arrived. we are showing pictures to our viewers. meeting mark rutter, the prime minister. she is trying to get some form of compromise, some form of support. donald tusk has tweeted about helping in the ratification process. there seems to bea ratification process. there seems to be a change. he also said something along the lines of, the withdrawal agreement was not open to negotiation. parliament didn't debate this. we were due to have another whole day of debate today we re another whole day of debate today were the prime minister would have heard of the concerns of mps across

the house, those that had problems with the backstop and other issues. it will still happen though. we haven't had a date as to when it is going to come back to the floor of the house. will it be before christmas? will it be after christmas? will it be after christmas? it does matter because there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment. the plane argument i have been putting forward is that businesses need certainty. all of this chaos, and it has notjust been today, but the last couple of years, it is damaging our economy. we need to know which direction we are travelling in and we need the prime minister to listen to the concerns across parliament and across the country, and get a deal that puts the economy first. the direction of travel is one to brexit. that is what theresa may has said she would do and what she is working to do. it seems as if you are determined that brexit will not happen. that is not democracy? that is not true. we respect the referendum. we want a

deal that putsjobs on our economy first, that we have protection from rights. we want a strong single market deal. we have not seen that from the prime minister. the leader of the snp at westminster said his ultimate goal was the people's vote. another referendum. will you back that? our priority is securing a deal that puts the economy first. we had not seen that from the prime minister. we had a motion recently that went through a number of different scenarios, stated that in the event we couldn't get the deal we wanted and all other options, that everything would be on the table, including the people's vote. at this time we want theresa may to come back to parliament with a deal that parliament can coalesce around. people are fed with this chaos and uncertainty. we need to know what is good to happen. what i hear from you is if this happens, and that happens, this could happen and that could happen. that does not seem to be clear? we have to have a deal

thatis be clear? we have to have a deal that is put to parliament that parliament can coalesce around, that puts our economy and communities like mine first, preservesjobs and ensures that investment takes place and that we have a bright future. that is what we are fighting for in the labour party. it is something the labour party. it is something the prime minister is not fighting for, it seems. she seems to be all over the place. we are for, it seems. she seems to be all overthe place. we are in a shambolic position today. is jeremy corbyn the man to take us through?” certainly do. he would have a completely different approach to theresa may. who will you negotiate with if the run—up —— no negotiations to be done? the prime minister has set out her idea of a deal in the chequers agreement. it was laughed out of europe. she has come back with a half baked deal. it suit anybody. we have been clear about what we want. we know we can get support from across parliament to get it through. thank you very much forjoining me. shadow business secretary. we are

hoping to speak to andrea leadsom later. it is chilly. carol, my fingers and toes are cold. make it go away! good morning. it is a chilly start to the day. sunny with clear skies but that is where it is particularly cold. if you have patchy mist and fog, it will lift, except for the hills. most of the uk today, it is a cloudy picture. high pressure across scandinavia. this weather front is weak. this one is bumping in against the high pressure over the next couple of days. not making much progress. it will weaken. the brighter skies in northern scotland, northern england, heading down towards the midlands and the south—east. north and east wales also seeing sunshine. for the rest of us, cloudy. spot of drizzle. you

can see the weather front not making a huge amount of progress. splashes of rain later across the isles of scilly. through this evening and overnight, still a fair bit of cloud. it would be broken in parts across north—east scotland and eastern england. rural areas are likely to see a touch of frost. you can see how there would be some heavy bursts of rain connected to this weather front. it is going to wea ken this weather front. it is going to weaken as we go through tomorrow. we are talking of tomorrow. we start off with some bright skies. but tomorrow, what you will find is high pressure in scandinavia exerts a bit more influence. it will brighten up for a lot of england and east wales. scotland, the north east favoured for some sunshine. quite a bit of cloud for the rest of us. some of that will break. the sun symbol turn hazy. we have a week weather front. as we head into thursday, a cold

start for many. some frost. one thing you will notice about thursday is it is going to be windy. another weather front towards the west. not very much more than producing some thicker cloud and also the odd splash of rain. temperature wise we are looking roughly at five to maybe seven or eight. when you add on the strength of the wind, how it will feel against your skin, strength of the wind, how it will feelagainst yourskin, it strength of the wind, how it will feel against your skin, it will be much colder. temperatures read about freezing. as we head into friday, another cold start. a fair bit of sunshine. brighter further north. some cloud at times across southern areas. we still have weather fronts try to penetrate this area of high pressure. temperature wise, four to seven. it will not feel quite as bitter as it will on thursday. i'm not going to ask you about white christmas but it is —— because it is

too early. will it be particularly cold this december? before we even talk about that, on saturday there is the potential for some snow. originally were you thinking stroll across scotland and northern england. at the moment it looks like it could be across scotland, and not just looks like it could be across scotland, and notjust on higher ground. we could be looking at blizzards on the hills. we are not out of the woods yet. thank you karl. anotherforecast coming for you around about quarter to nine. it is one of those mornings that has gone quite quickly. you might not think that! i do. a new film chronicles the 16th century power struggle between two female leaders in a male—dominated world. mary queen of scots explores the relationship between queen mary of scotland and elizabeth i, stars saoirse ronan and margot robbie. will gompertz has been to meet them. mary stewart is condemned to death. saoirse ronan is mary, queen of scots.

margot robbie plays queen elizabeth, her english cousin. it's thought that two monarchs never actually met... she has prevailed. if you speak of it, i shall deny it. ..but they do in an emotionally charged scene in thejosie rourke—directed film, which they talked to me about at the national portrait gallery in london, where the two queens now hang together. so, margot, how did you feel about taking on elizabeth, a role which has been played so many times by so many different actresses? the short answer is, yes, i was terrified, but i'm very glad i did it and i stayed away from watching anyone else's portrayal. to begin with, i'd said tojosie, like, "i'm not the right actress for this, i'm not... i didn't go to university, i don't have a degree, i didn't do theatre, i'm not classically trained. i'm the wrong kind of actress to play a queen." and she said, "i don't want you to play a queen, i want you to play a young woman." and that... that unlocked the character for me in a big way. what have you produced in all your travels between our kingdoms? discord?

war? death? it's so timely, as well, because, like, we've got nicola sturgeon up north, we've got theresa may down south, and there's essentially... our film is mirroring the same sort of dynamic that's happening between north and south right now, and these two women in particular. do not play into their hands. your heart has more within it than the men who counsel you. you do well to watch your words. i will not be scolded by my inferior. your inferior?! the more i started to learn about her, the more sort of outraged i was that so many accounts in history had painted her out to be this sort of young, way in over her head girl. to see the tenacity that this woman had, and how she just had it for so long and, like, it wasn't... i mean, really, in order to restrain her they had to come up with lies about her and put her under house arrest for 18 years, because she was just unstoppable. reckless child! on the face of it, this film is a classic costume drama to sit back and enjoy, but the way in which the story is being told, with mary and elizabeth constantly undermined

by meddling men in a divided country, at odds with itself, makes it resonate today in a way a lot of modern dramas simply do not. will gompertz, bbc news. looks fascinating. we have got a packed morning. another 45 minutes of bbc breakfast. we are talking a lot about brexit, what happened yesterday with the vote being cancelled in parliament. theresa may is meeting the dutch prime minister in the hague. she then moves on to berlin and brussels. we are trying to gauge reaction and see what might happen in the next few days. live in westminster shortly, and we are in derby as well. this is the derby market hall. all very christmassy. charlie is going to be there. he will be gauging reaction. seeing what they think about what might happen in the coming weeks and months. and westminster, beautiful morning will stop we have a number

of gu ests morning will stop we have a number of guests as well. the national headlines shortly. time now for the local news. good morning. today will be another fairly quiet weather day, plenty of dry weather around this morning. some clear spells across eastern areas, a touch of frost first thing, but for many it will be fairly cloudy. from the satellite imagery you can see the clearer skies across central and southern parts of england, eastern england in particular. northern and western parts have more cloud and a fuse spots of drizzle out of the higher

ground of western scotland, wales and the south—west of england. that is where you will keep lots of ploughed into the afternoon. towards the east of scotland and england, some sunshine, temperatures around five to seven. higher temperatures towards the west, 11 degrees in belfast. tonight, lots of clouds, some rain moving from northern ireland, patchy rain into west wales in south—western england, may be some drizzly showers in central areas. clear skies in the east the temperatures staying above freezing into wednesday morning, two to four celsius. milder conditions in the west, 89 degrees. patchy rain in the west is associated with the cold front. moving into high pressure, it is weakening all the time and through wednesday, there will be some spots of rain across the west but it will mostly clear away. lots of cloud is likely, some sunshine towards eastern england, north—eastern

scotland. some breaks in the cloud developing elsewhere. temperature wise, seven to 11 celsius again. into thursday and friday, we pick up a south—easterly winds and there will be a drop in temperature, six or7 will be a drop in temperature, six or 7 degrees on thursday. by friday, four or five celsius. at the fairly strong south—easterly wind, factoring in the wind chill, it will feel colder than that. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. a pounding for sterling after the british prime minister postpones the key parliamentary vote on her brexit deal — to avoid a crushing defeat. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 11th december. theresa may is now heading to europe to seek further assurances about the northern ireland border plan. but can she persuade eu leaders

to renegotiate the agreement? also in the programme... chinese stocks get a boost from the news that beijing and washington have held talks — at least on the phone — on the next stage of their trade talks.