meanwhile, the prime minister to try to reach a consensus on brexit — butjeremy corbyn refuses to meet. the outlook for the housing market is the worst for 20 years. that's the headline from surveyors today. 28% of royal institution of chartered surveyors members expect sales to fall in the period. the pessimism is blamed on the lack of clarity around brexit — as well as a lack of housing supply and low affordability. cut—price fashion chain primark cashes in on christmas. the positive update comes despite the retailer bemoaning tough trading in november — when a raft of retailers complained about falling shopper numbers. no—deal, no way out of the uk for drivers. if britain leaves the eu without a brexit deal agreed, drivers would need a proof of insurance. european insurance authorities have agreed to waive as the prime minister meets with mps to try to find a way forward for brexit, france has announced a 50 million euro contingency plan for its ports and airports to cope with a possible sudden departure of the uk from the eu. meanwhile, a german industry federation has warned that

butjeremy corbyn, the leader of the second biggest party, labour, says he won't take part until mrs mayithout a deal on march 29th, something the prime minister's office says she can't do. here's theresa may last night. i have just held constructive meetings with the leader of the liberal democrats and the westminster leaders of the snp and plaid cymru. from tomorrow, meetings will be taking place between senior government representatives, including myself, and groups of mps who represent the widest possible range of views from across parliament, including our confidence and supply partners, the democratic unionist party. i am disappointed that the leader of the labour party has not so far chosen to take part. but our door remains open. it's time for us to come together, put the national interest first, and deliver on the referendum. at those talks yesterday were the snp, lib dems and plaid cymru. hywel williams is the plaid cymru brexit spokesperson. but first we must talk about hitachi suspending work on the £20 billion nuclear plant on anglesey, which could put thousands of jobs for

march, there it is 71 days to go — we are told the talks with opposition leaders — all of them butjeremy corbynt's get the latest from westminster with our political correspondent vicki young. meanwhile, france's economy minister bruno le maire has told the bbc a hard brexit "would have negative consequences" for the uk, and that france has a plan in the event of britain leaving the eu without a deal. speaking exclusively to hardtalk, mr le maire said britain's campaign to leave the eu was "based on lies" and the british people were now paying the price for those. his comments echo earlier comments by the french president, emmanuel macron, that the leave campaign in britain had lied to the people of britain. lam not i am not here to criticise the british politicians, but i fully share the assessment of emanuel macron. the campaign for the leave and the brexit has been based on lies, and the british people are paying now for those lies. there is currently a huge division among the british people, and i deeply regret that division among the british people, on the question of brexit. and i really

butjeremy corbyn from the opposition said prime minister is in deep denialfrom those talks.al she negotiated with the eu painstakingly over a couple of yea rs. painstakingly over a couple of years. she still thinks that is the best option. now, as you can imagine, the reaction from across the house, from those that don't agree with hotel, think she is in denial. they think she's ignoring the reality of that huge defeat by 230 votes. the biggest parliamentary defeat for any government. but, she has obviously identified that her opponents arnotts coalescing around one particular idea. she is urging eve ryo ne one particular idea. she is urging everyone to be honest about taking no deal of the table. the only way to do that is to back a deal, which would be higher deal or an alternative one, or to revoke article 50, which means staying in the eu and she doesn't think that people are being honest about those being the options. we know there are several mps that be putting an amendment in the next week or so, trying to aim for different things, but at the moment, there is no sign

headlines: theresa may pushes for cross—party consensus to try to break the brexit stalemate butjeremy corbynefuses unless no—deal is ruled out. a decision is imminent on the future of a planned nuclear power station on anglesey with reports that japanese company hitachi will suspend construction. how cutting back red meat to one burger a week and increasing intake of fruit and vegetables could save lives and the planet. premier league footballers take part in a new concussion study that could lead to pitch—side diagnosis. and coming up in sport: leeds united boss marcelo bielsa admits spying on opponents and gives the press a lesson in pre—match analysis. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. theresa may has called on mps to put self—interest aside and work constructively together to find a way forward for brexit. the prime minister and senior cabinet ministers will meet leading mps today to try to reach a consensus on brexit before she outlines her alternative plan on monday. but her attempt to try to break the deadlock has already run into difficulty, with jeremy corbyn saying

theresa may is holding cross—party talks to try to reach a consensus on brexit — butjeremy corbyn isusing to meet unless no—deal is ruled—out. this is the scene now in hastings where the labour leader is due make a speech shortly. the other main stories on bbc newsroom live. plans for a new nuclear power station in north wales are suspended — putting thousands ofjobs at risk. cutting red meat to a burger a week — researchers say a radical shift in diet is needed to protect human health and the environment. premier league footballers take part in a new concussion study which could lead to pitch—side diagnosis. and "work constructively together" to find a way forward for brexit. we have just heard that andrea leadsom in the house of commons has said that the next brexit vote will be on january the 29th. said that the next brexit vote will be onjanuary the 29th. a vote on a new motion following a full day of debate on january the 29th. new motion following a full day of debate onjanuary the 29th. how do we get to that point? there is no consensus on the backstop, we plan to avoid a hard