laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. among the strongest opponents of the backstop are mps from northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who are expected to vote against the deal next week. they say the backstop agreement means northern ireland will be treated differently to the rest of the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. we say never, never, never! the cry then still echoes now. when it comes to defending northern ireland's status as part of the uk, for the dup, there can be no surrender. that was when i stood for the local council here in 1985. when jim wells was first elected, it wasn't brexit but bombs and bullets that threatened the union. you're going to provoke widespread trouble by your presence. then the ira tried to end british rule. if your britishness is under threat through terrorism, then you tend to cling to that citizenship much more strongly. but having stopped the provisional ira achieving that through mass murder we're certainly not going to acquiesce to anything political throug

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as the debate at westminster continues until the vote next tuesday, there are a number of uncertainties. will the prime minister's deal get through? could there eventually be a second referendum, or could the uk leave the eu with no deal at all? our deputy politcial editorjohn pienaar looks at what could happen next. despite all the setbacks and all the defeats, theresa may is battling on, standing by her plan for brexit, maybe against all the odds. but what happens next? let's say mrs may wins. that may look unlikelyjust now, but if parliament approves her plan, britain leaves on schedule on march 29th, an unexpected triumph for mrs may. at this stage, it seems more probable that she loses. her conservative critics may then try, again, to force a vote of confidence in her and either way, labour will look at tabling a vote of confidence in the government. that would be hard to win. tories and the dup would have to vote for it. meanwhile, unless mrs may manages to somehow get a better

laura kuenssberg, thank you very much. in her statement today the prime minister repeated her insistence that her focus was delivering on the result of the 2016 eu referendum. and she warned that the integrity of the political process was at stake. a bbc poll conducted by yougov of more than 1,700 people suggests that more than three—quarters believe that british politicians are handling brexit badly. only 4% of voters think they've responded well since the referendum in 2016. our home editor mark easton has been to deal in kent, which voted to leave, to get a response to today's developments. historic deal? not yet. the latest setback on the road to brexit prompts weary shrugs in a town that fears the politicians aren't up to the task. at the new inn, a deal pub old enough to remember the english civil war, customers reflect on how the baffling complexity of brexit has paralysed their parliament and humbled their government. she changes her mind too often. she tells us one thing and does another. i'm not a big fan of ma

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. as we heard, the prime minister confirmed today that she would step down as conservative leader before the next election, though she gave no timetable for her departure. mrs may survived the confidence vote last night at westminster, but she still has the daunting task of getting her brexit deal through the house of commons sometime in january. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, looks at what may lie ahead for the prime minister in the weeks to come. it's getting hard to keep up. yesterday's drama was exhausting enough. how did cabinet brexiteer michael gove see the future? did mrs may have one? can the pm really carry on, mr gove? of course. former remainer amber rudd thought so, too. i certainly hope so. she's got the support of the party behind her. and i wish her every success today in making sure that she delivers on the questions some of my colleagues have had. but the big questions are piling up, firstly about mrs may's brexit deal. the day after the crisis before, ask

but first, our political editor laura kuenssberg. defeat after defeat for the prime minister today, a big day of setbacks. huge and you have to go back to the 19705 for its equivalent. even though theresa may has had so much turmoil and so many travails in the last 18 months, she's only actually been beaten in this way twice before. so a huge day, this hat—trick of humiliation for the prime minister, all of it happening before she had to get to herfeet happening before she had to get to her feet to even begin making happening before she had to get to herfeet to even begin making her ca5e. herfeet to even begin making her case. if you are going to focus on one of them, would it be that motion brought forward by dominic grieve, the former attorney general? brought forward by dominic grieve, the former attorney general7m certainly would and to remind people clearly what that was about, e55entially, mp5 today voted to give them5elve5 e55entially, mp5 today voted to give themselves more power if and when themselves more power if and whe

laura kuenssberg is here. so the vote is out of the way, brussels tomorrow, the process sta rts brussels tomorrow, the process starts again and the challenge of this brexit saga really hasn't changed. it hasn't changed but i think it has become more difficult. if you are watching at home tonight thinking, so what, she won, and it sounds like she won quite co mforta bly, sounds like she won quite comfortably, she is still in downing street in no 10 tonight and will still be going off to brussels tomorrow appearing with all of those diplomatic handshakes trying to work ha rd to diplomatic handshakes trying to work hard to get some kind of compromise that can get through parliament. but all of this matters because even though they cannot be another challenge in this way against the prime ministerfor challenge in this way against the prime minister for another year, her authority has taken a real knock today, the result was worse than downing street had hoped and it was also something they thought would never actu

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. among the strongest opponents of the backstop are mps from northern ireland's democratic unionist party — who are expected to vote against the deal next week. they say the backstop agreement means northern ireland will be treated differently to the rest of the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. we say never, never, never! the cry then still echoes now. when it comes to defending northern ireland's status as part of the uk, for the dup, there can be no surrender. that was when i stood for the local council here in 1985. when jim wells was still elected it wasn't brexit but bombs and bullets that threatened the union. the you're going to provoke widespread trouble by your presence. then the ira tried to end british rule. your bobbin if your britishness is under threat through terrorism, then you tend to cling to that citizenship much more strongly. but have instruct the provisional ira achieving that through mass murder we're certainly not going to acquiesce to anything

laura kuenssberg, our political editor. laura kuenssberg, our political editor. six people claiming to be migrants from iran were rescued from a small boat in the channel near the kent coast in the early hours of this morning. more than 100 migrants, most of them thought to be iranian, crossed the channel from france in november. the dover—calais route is the world's busiest shipping lane and the uk authorities are warning about the dangers of trying to cross it in small boats. colin campbell has this exclusive report. emerging from the darkness, an inflatable dinghy. it's 2am, we are in the middle of the english channel. the dinghy is motoring at full speed from france towards the kent coast. hello, ok? we get the thumbs up, however the boat is dangerously overcrowded, taking on water. the six migrants are cold, scared, desperate, but determined to get to the uk. this dinghy is in a precarious position. it is vulnerable because it is now entering a shipping lane and there are a number of ships coming towards it. so we are shepherding it almost, i think, at the

our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. the prime minister actually stuck in a car in berlin, and stuck by the politics, too. stuck with a brexit compromise with the eu that she can't sell at home, stuck trying to get other leaders to give her more space when they've given all they say they've got. theresa may's desperately doing one more round of grip and grin in the hope of getting them to budge. whatever outcome you want, whatever relationship you want with europe in the future, there's no deal available that doesn't have a backstop within it. but we don't want the backstop to be used, and if it is, we want to be certain that it is only temporary. and it's those assurances that i will be seeking from fellow leaders over the coming days. and as for genuine budging on that controversial backstop? the prime minister and her eu counterparts can play as nice as they like, but while they might want to help, the eu has made it clear time and again they believe, for now at least, they've given all they've got. there is no room w

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. laura:ll we will be ing those brexit negotiations and bringing you updates as they come. in other news, a fifth personas has died afterweek's shooting at a christmas market in the french city of strasbourg. tearlier today a memorialook place to remember the victims. the gunman was later killed in a shootout with police. e udi arabia denounced a v the u.s. senate last week which held crown prince mohammad bin salman responsible for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. saudi arabia has called the move blatant interference in its internal politics. thsenate vote stands in contrast to the position held by president trump, who has maintained his support for saudi arabia. in hungary, two members of trliament have been throw of state television headquarters as they were trying to broadcas petition against a new labor law. it comes after five days of protestin in budapest aga the reforms. it events of up to 400 hours -- demands to 400 hours of overtime year and delay statements for three

babita: laura kuenssberg with that report. it was utterly divisive at times, and as we heard in that report, the chancellor saying ldat those voting against the prime minister ce accused of being extremists within the party. now theresa may will turn her attention to thursday morning when she reports of light to head to brussels to t down at th negotiating -- when she boards of likeo you had brussels to sit down at the negotiating table. she is going to have to rally them once again, seeking political and legal assurances to change -- the one sticking point for many mp's in must ministers saying they are unhappy about, the issue to do with northern ireland and the so-called backstop deal. we are b information coming to us from our brussels reporter who has ju tweeted that eu leaders are considering a commitment to continuing negotiating a trade deal with th u.k. even if the irish backstop comes into force, to prove that they want it to be temporary that is good news for theresa may as she prepares to meet with them and they te

babita: laura kuenssberg with that report. it was utterly divisive at times, and as we heard in that report, the chancellor saying that those ving against the prime minister could be accused of being extremists within the party. now theresa may will turn her attention to thursday morning when she reports of light to ad to brussels to sit down at the negotiating boards of like you had to brussels to sit down at the negotiating table. she is going to have to rally them once again, seeking political and legal assurances to change -- the one sticking point for many mp's in must ministers saying they are unhappy about, the issue to do with northern ireland and the so-called backstop deal. we are bringing you a line of information coming to us from our brussels reportehas just tweeted that eu leaders are considering a commitment to ntinuing negotiating a trade deal with the u.k. even if the irish backstop comes into force, to prove that they want it to be ytempor. that is good news for theresa may as she prepares to them and they ar

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laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. we will bring you the view from brussels on what might happen next, and how the european union is reacting to today's events, in just a few minutes here on newsday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news, and we start with another european leader having a testing time. president macron made a nationally televised address following a fourth weekend of violent protests in france. the demonstrators calling themselves the yellow jackets said they were motivated by the economic difficulties created by mr macron‘s policies. he has already delayed another planned increase in the cost of fuel, and on monday he went further, offering an increase in the minimum wage and scrapping plans to increase taxes for some low—wage pensioners. translation: i take my share of the responsibility, and i am aware that there is a feeling that i am not worried, that i have other priorities. i also know that i have caused issues for some of you with my reforms. but let me be clear tonight. if i ha

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, europe editor katya adler has been looking at the reaction from there. eu leaders tonight are reflecting on their brexit options. taken by surprise by the delay to the brexit vote in parliament. that brexit deal is the eu's final offer, they say, but they know too the prime minister needs their help. tonight, donald tusk, the european council president, announced a special brexit summit of eu leaders this thursday. to negotiate — no, he says. to facilitate the ratification of the deal in the uk. the decision to delay the brexit vote in parliament, while dramatic in the uk, actually changes little here in the eu. of course eu leaders want the vote to pass and what to avoid an no—deal brexit so they're open to hearing from the prime minister what she needs from them, up to a point. reassurances on the backstop — that, they can provide. renegotiation, absolutely not, is the view here tonight. the eu is well aware the main sticking point is the irish border guarantee known as

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. we'll bring you the view from brussels on what might happen next, and how the european union is reacting to today's events, in just a few minutes, here on newsday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: and we start with another european leader having a testing time. france's president macron made a nationally televised address, following a fourth weekend of violent protests. the demonstrators, who came from a wide range of backgrounds, calling themselves the yellow jackets, said they were motivated by the economic difficulties created by mr macron‘s policies. he's already delayed another planned increase in the cost of fuel, and on monday he went further, offering an increase in the minimum wage, and scrapping plans to increase taxes for some low—wage pensioners. translation: i take my share of the responsibility and i am aware there isa responsibility and i am aware there is a feeling that i am not worried, that i have other priorities. i also know i have caused issu

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, as you've heard, european leaders have already said they have no intention of renegotiating the brexit deal agreed with the uk. but in brussels there is maybe some slight movement — in the form of a draft document leaders will sign after a summit on thursday. adam fleming reports. this draft is floating around and it has got a few very, very interesting things in it, and what those things are is that they amount to the assurances the eu is planning to give to theresa may, so that she can take them back to the house of commons and try and persuade mps that the withdrawal agreement is not not that bad after all. it is all about the northern irish backstop, remember that policy for avoiding a high border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. lots of eu rules and regulations to apply to northern ireland. one of the brexiteers‘s fears, and many other mps‘s and parliament's fears, is that that backstop, the uk will never be able to escape from it, it will be the

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, a series of setbacks for theresa may in getting her deal through parliament. how's it likely to play out over the next few days? iain watson is our political correspondent. two major defeats for the government. one — being held in contempt for not issuing the legal advice about brexit. we are now going to get that, they'll tell us tomorrow when we will get that. but secondly — this question of mps having a greater say over what shape brexit should take, if the deal goes down next week. and i think what's significant about both of those is that shows how difficult it eventually will be for theresa may to get a deal through in the first place. because in the first motion, this question of contempt, backing that motion was the dup, the northern ireland party that usually props up theresa may's government. they don't like the proposals for what would happen in northern ireland over the border, so they effectively defected, voted with other opposition parties, and inflicted that de

laura kuenssberg for us. what about the reaction from europe? 0ur europe editor katya adler has more details from brussels. what eu leaders have observed ever since the referendum is political turmoil that are still ongoing in the uk. they see a country split and divided over brexit and that means that however much theresa may may travel around europe and shake hands with european prime ministers and presidents, they do not really want to make big concessions to her right now because deep down they believe that whatever they are willing to give her may still not be enough to get the deal through a divided parliament. tonight we have a tweet from donald tusk, president of the european council, who described his encounter with theresa may today as long and frank, which isn't exactly the most positive words. he said that eu leaders want to help but they are unsure how to. and that is because they think the brexit deal, the divorce deal that is on the table right now and that was negotiated over 19 months is the best compromise deal possible. if the

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to our political correspondent iain watson, who's in westminster. a very dramatic evening. three defeats for the government. where does this leave the brexit process, where is the go from here? does this leave the brexit process, where is the go from here7m depends on what significant you attach to each defeat. first of all, kier starmer was arguing this defeat and the contempt motion had huge constitutional implications. it does not have many applications for what happens next week. the government will telus tomorrow when they publish the legal advice. it is certainly hugely embarrassing for them, a hugely embarrassing start to them, a hugely embarrassing start to the day's events. it would not necessarily reduce their ability or otherwise to win next week's vote. more significant is this defeat on the dominic grieve amendment, the idea that parliament could have a greater rollover what would happen if theresa may's deal was voted down next week —— role over. they migh

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, buenos aires. tributes have been paid to the former us president george hw bush, who's died at his home in texas. he was 94, and had been living with parkinson's disease. he'd served as a pilot in world war ii, before turning to business and then politics, becoming president in 1988. foreign policy dominated his time in the white house, with the end of the cold war and the first gulf conflict ousting saddam hussein from kuwait. in recent years, he was critical of the current president, calling him a "blowhard", but today donald trump paid tribute, saying, "president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service". president barack obama said, "the us has lost a patriot and humble servant. " our north america editorjon sopel looks back at the life of george hw bush. i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. america's 41st president served through some of the 20th century's most momentous times. so help me god. congratulations. thank you. the cold wa

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, our europe editor katya adler has been looking at the reaction from there. eu leaders tonight are reflecting on their brexit options. taken by surprise by the delay to the brexit vote in parliament. that brexit deal is the eu's final offer, they say, but they know too the prime minister needs their help. tonight, donald tusk, the european council president, announced a special brexit summit of eu leaders this thursday. to negotiate? no, he says. to facilitate the ratification of the deal in the uk. the decision to delay the brexit vote in parliament, while dramatic in the uk, actually changes little here in the eu. of course eu leaders want the vote to pass. they want to avoid a no—deal brexit. so they're open to hearing from the prime minister what she needs from them — up to a point. reassurances on the backstop — that, they can provide. renegotiation, absolutely not, is the view here tonight. the eu is well aware the main sticking point is the irish border guarantee kno

this report is from laura kuenssberg in brussels. a bad omen? a bitter morning — for more than one reason. the prime minister came to brussels hunting concessions from the eu. does the eu like your plan, prime minister? but they didn't just say no, one of their top politicians said she didn't even know what she wanted. she was "nebulous". leading this private, careful politician to show real anger. "did you call me nebulous?" she seems to say to jean—claude juncker. he grasping her arm, the microphone may be off, but you can see exactly what went on. the dutch prime minister comes along to try to make peace. later, she had not forgotten the accusations. i was crystal clear about the assurances which we needed on the backstop, having heard the views of mps in the house of commons. i reiterated that it is in the interests of the eu as well as the uk to get this over the line. eu leaders had said she would not get those concessions on the so—called backstop. she begged to differ. my discussions with colleagues today have shown that further cl

here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. only if you believe in fairy tales would you assume the government's not in trouble. although these were only visitors to number ten today — not here to give political advice. but after delaying judgment day on her brexit deal, theresa may has now named the day — well, at least the week. many members of this house are concerned that we need to take a decision soon. am i right? we intend to return to the meaningful vote debate in the week commencing 7th of january and hold the vote the following week. there'd been suggestions labour would call for a vote of confidence, but at quarter to four it was just criticism instead. we're left edging ever closer to the 29th of march deadline without a deal and without even an agreed plan in cabinet to get a deal. this, mr speaker, is a constitutional crisis, and the prime minister is the architect of it. the timetable has made plenty on all sides cross. bring forward the meaningful vote on her deal before the christmas recess. there is no rea

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. on thursday, european leaders meet in brussels for a special summit and britain's prime minister is expected to attend, hoping to win extra assurances from the eu to convince her opponents at home. they have focused on the so—called backstop — the guarantee to prevent the return of a hard border in ireland. the democratic unionist party of northern ireland wants the backstop abandoned, as do many conservative mps. but the eu insists the current agreement cannot be renegotiated. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, on what might come next. brexit! they've been demonstrating here for months, rain or shine, for or against brexit. obsessed? maybe. but they're also right to feel brexit is the biggest issue facing britain in decades. bigger than tonight's decision to keep on and not sack theresa may. it's still herjob to try somehow to break their brexit deadlock, and tonight's vote was never going to make that easier. theresa may is still facing a deeply divided house of commons,

our political editor, laura kuenssberg, is still in brussels. so little time left in so many possible scenarios. what now for the prime minister? tonight it feels like there are three people in this relationship. the european union does not appear to want to budge and the two different sides of the conservative party and then theresa may stuck in the middle of all three, tried to come up with a concoction that will not only preserve her government but also find a workable way through all of those complexities that john find a workable way through all of those complexities thatjohn was just outlining. tonight we know she will be pleading with european leaders to be flexible on the trickiest part of the brexit compromise that took nearly two yea rs compromise that took nearly two years to put together. there is one glimmer of hope from a former boss of the european commission who suggested that maybe europe's created lawyers might be able to find a solution after all. the turn from current eu top brass is that there is nothing straightforward abou

thank you, laura kuenssberg in buenos aires. sir terry morgan, the head of britain's most expensive rail project, hs2, has told bbc news he expects to be sacked, afterjust four months in the job. there's been speculation over his future, after recent disclosures about costs and delays on hs2 and the other project he runs, building london's crossrail. more than 200 people have been arrested in paris after violent protests around one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, the arc de triomphe. it's the third week of demonstrations originally sparked by rising fuel taxes, but now a wider movement of discontent with the government. hugh schofield reports. the arc de triomphe this afternoon. groups of yellow vested protest as have pushed past police and gone past the tomb of the unknown soldier. all day, scenes of serious violence in the streets around, maybe agitators of the far right and left in the thick of it, taking on police with cobblestones and other projectiles, setting fire to cars and even buildings. it is an extre

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the government has promised to overhaul laws on detaining people with mental health problems in england and wales after an independent review described existing legislation as outdated. the review called for an end to the use of police cells to detain patients and for police vehicles to be used less frequently to transport them. it also wants more rights for patients over the choice of their treatment. here's our health editor hugh pym. i've had to be put in the back of a police van on my road to recovery from mental health. the small beds in the small rooms, the small sinks, the small bathrooms. it was like being in prison. two voices, two experiences of being detained under the mental health act. an independent review wants to end what is said to be injustice for some people in a mental health crisis. ijust kept on thinking, like, please don't throw me in jail, please, ijust need some help. like, you don't have to do this. i've not even done a crime. i kept on screaming that as well

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so what impact will the government's new immigration system have on the people who are already here to work? and will the new measures be enough for those who wanted tighter controls on migrants? our home editor mark easton reports from folkestone, which voted to leave. crossing the uk border. after brexit and an end to free movement to and from the eu, who should be allowed to drive, say, through the channel tunnel, to live and work in the uk? the reason the government's immigration policy is now more than 18 months late is that the government simply can't agree on what should happen at the border, like right here on the channel tunnel. so is it about cutting numbers or what's best for business? today, the answers are belatedly emerging from the darkness. high—skilled workers will be welcomed. low—skilled workers will be able to come for a short time. there's no target on cutting net migration. so, in folkestone, where the tunnel surfaces, a town that voted emphatically to leave

kuenssberg reports. her predicament‘s one few other world leaders would want. her own party poised to reject her main policy. it goes without saying, we have a great relationship... much more serious than friendly sporting rivalry with australia. ..but not always that friendly when it comes to sporting events. but a hand of friendship from him. i think you have shown great resilience and great determination to resolve what is one of the most vexed issues i think there is. reporter: newjob?! yet another minister's joined the dozens of mps pledged to vote against. sam gyimah was invited into government to be a science minister. but he's quit with an almost apocalyptic warning about theresa may's brexit compromise. all the big issues are being kicked down the road, so we're in for several years of negotiations at the point at which we have no leverage and the eu has all the control, and they will hammer our interest and cripple our country, making us less secure, poorer and weaker in the pursuit of our na

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. mps and business people alike spoke tonight spoke tonight at a rally run by the pro—brexit campaign group leave means leave. here's what the speakers had to say it was project fear that pushed me over the line. the lie is! the deceit! the misinformation! —— lies. i'm not... it's happening again. project fear at mach two. we should be full ofjoy that there is only three and a half months to go. but we are not, ladies and gentlemen, we face the battle of our lives. against the tide of the establishment that are desperately trying to stop this from happening. it was according to david cameron to bea it was according to david cameron to be a once in a lifetime vote. now my view of a lifetime is, i hope, more than what a mole has, i think, view of a lifetime is, i hope, more than what a mole has, ithink, of three years. it is meant to be the lifetime of people. the university educated people of the land, most of them, or many of them, have adopted them, or many of them, have adopted

laura kuenssberg, bbc news buenos aires. more than 200 people have been arrested in paris after violent protests around one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, the arc de triomphe. it's the third week of demonstrations originally sparked by rising fuel taxes that's become a wider movement of discontent with the government. hugh schofield reports. buk missile at the end of the day of violence in paris and still, it went on. the arc de triomphe, covered now in ansi macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowd. and here in the gardens by the louvre, one protester is now in a coma after they tore down the metal grille. this evening the arc de triomphe is back under police control but there are still lots of protesters out there, still the tang of tear gas in the air. and in the streets around here, a trail of destruction, cars burned—out, shop windows smashed, bank windows smashed, corinthians are used to process but this has been with rare violence. all there were running battles between riot poli

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. on thursday european leaders meet in brussels for a special summit. britain's prime minister is expected to attend, hoping to win extra assurances from the eu to convince her opponents at home. they have focused on the so—called backstop, the guarantee to prevent the return of a hard border in ireland. the democratic unionist party of northern ireland wants the backstop abandoned — so do many conservative mps. but the eu insists the current agreement cannot be renegotiated. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar now, on what might come next. shouting: brexit! they've been demonstrating here for months, rain or shine, for or against brexit. obsessed? maybe. but they're also right to feel brexit is the biggest issue facing britain in decades. bigger than tonight's decision to keep on and not sack theresa may. it's still herjob to try somehow to break their brexit deadlock, and tonight's vote was never going to make that easier. theresa may is still facing a deeply divided house of

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, buenos aires. a 98—year—old world war two veteran who was critically injured during a violent robbery in his home in north london has died. police were called to peter gouldstone's home in bounds green on the 6th november, where they found him suffering from a head injury and extensive bruising to his body. he was taken to hospital, but died yesterday. our news correspondentjenny kumah said police were looking for anyone with information to come forward. the second world war veteran was attacked in his north london home on the sixth of november in what police described as a despicable attack on a vulnerable pensioner. suffered serious injuries, including two bleeds to his reign and bruising to his body. a number of items were stolen from his home, including at television. in a statement, the metropolitan police say they are shocked and saddened by the news of his death and they appeal to anyone with information to search their conscience and contact the police. no arrests have been made, but th

laura kuenssberg, our political editor. tomorrow, eu leaders will meet in brussels for a special summit and the prime minister is expected to attend to make her case for extra assurances on that withdrawal agreement. opponents of the deal have focused on that so—called backstop guarantee — to prevent the return of a hard border — between northern ireland and the republic. the democratic unionist party of northern ireland wants that backstop abandoned — as do many conservative mps. but mrs may's critics don't believe that she can achieve anything more than cosmetic changes to the brexit plan. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar considers what's next for brexit after the result of tonight's confidence vote. stop brexit! they've been demonstrating here for months, rain or shine, for or against brexit, obsessed, maybe. but they are also right to feel brexit is the biggest issue facing britain in decades. bigger than tonight's decision to keep on and not sack theresa may. it's still herjob to try somehow to break th

first our political editor laura kuenssberg on the day the prime ministerfaced a vote of confidence on her party leadership. decision time. survival time. for a prime minister and a party twisted together in a years old fight. only the conservatives would do it like this behind those walls. a challenge in the morning, the rebels seen off before it's time for bed. the result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence. applause 200 of her mps wanted her to stay, ii7 wanted her to go. a clear result but a party an obvious conflict. no further confidence vote can take place for at least 12 months. despite the applause, what do the tories really have to celebrate beyond tonight? it was another lonely journey to the microphone in the last half hour. the prime minister had to promise she'd go in order to stay for now. this has been a long and challenging day but at the end of it i'm pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot. while i'm gratefulfor that support, a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against m

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the headlines on bbc news: labour leaderjeremy corbyn denies calling therasa may a "stupid woman" during prime minister's questions. the european commission says it's started to implement its preparations for a no—deal brexit. the government sets out its immigration policy for the uk after brexit. ministers say it will be skills that matter from now on. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. thanks very much. manchester city and league 1 burton albion made it into the league cup semi—finals last night. tonight sees the other two quarter—finals, both taking place in the capital. the big game is at the emirates, where arsenal host north london rivals tottenham, and it's the visitors who have taken the lead through son heung—min. at stamford bridge it's currently goalless. meanwhile, a couple of significant games in the scottish premiership tonight with both old firm sides in action. celtic have just scored a goal, so they are lea

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as the debate about brexit continues through its second day at westminster, the options for what could happen at the end of it are many. is there any chance the prime minister's deal will get through? could there be a second referendum? could we leave the eu with no deal at all? our deputy political editor, john pienaar, explains what could happen next. despite all the setbacks and all the defeats, theresa may is battling on, standing by her plan for brexit — maybe against all the odds. but what happens next? well, let's say mrs may wins. that may look unlikelyjust now, but if parliament approves her plan, britain leaves on schedule on march 29th — an unexpected triumph for mrs may. at this stage, it seems more probable that she loses. her conservative critics may then try, again, to force a vote of confidence in her and, either way, labour will look at tabling a vote of confidence in the government. that would be hard to win — tories and the dup would have to vote for it. meanw

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as we heard, theresa may will travel to brussels in the coming days, to try and get assurances over the issue of the so—called backstop — that's the guarantee on the future of the irish border. european leaders have been clear today that the deal already agreed cannot be altered. so what kind of reaction will the prime minister get in brussels and how realistic is the prospect of the kind of change that some of her mps are demanding? 0ur europe editor katya adler has been looking at the reaction from europe. eu leaders tonight are reflecting on their brexit options. taken by surprise by the delay to the brexit vote in parliament. that brexit deal is the eu's final offer, they say, but they know too the prime minister needs their help. tonight, donald tusk, the european council president, announced a special brexit summit of eu leaders this thursday to negotiate — no, he says. to facilitate the ratification of the deal in the uk. the decision to delay the brexit vote in parliamen

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the us central bank has raised interest rates this evening, but has signalled that it will go slow on additional increases as it watches the economy. the federal reserve chairman, jerome powell, said politics played no role whatsoever in the quarter point rise, which is the fourth increase this year and was widely expected. the hike is expected to anger president trump, who had criticised the central bank repeatedly on twitter for even considering anothe raise. the time is 11:17pm. the headlines on bbc news: labour leaderjeremy corbyn denies calling theresa may a stupid woman during prime minister‘s questions. the european commission says it‘s started to implement its preparations for a no—deal brexit. all flights to and from gatwick airport have been suspended after reports of two drones flying over the airfield. and, don‘t forget, we‘ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster, david davies, and kate andrews from the institute of econo

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so what impact will the government's new immigration system have on the people who are already here working? and will the new measures be enough for those who wanted tighter controls on migrants? our home editor, mark easton, reports from folkstone, which voted to leave. crossing the uk border. after brexit and the end to free movement to and from the eu, who should be allowed to drive, say, through the channel tunnel, to live and work in the uk? the reason the government's immigration policy is now more than 18 months late is that the government simply can't agree on what should happen at the border, like right here on the channel tunnel. so is it about cutting numbers or what's best for business? today, the answers are belatedly emerging from the darkness. high—skilled workers will be welcomed, low—skilled workers will be able to come for a short time. there's no target on cutting net migration. so in folkestone, where the tunnel surfaces, a town that voted emphatically to leave

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. on thursday, european leaders meet in brussels for a special summit. britain's prime minister is expected to attend, hoping to win extra assurances from the eu to convince her opponents at home. they have focused on the so—called backstop — the guarantee to prevent the return of a hard border in ireland. the democratic unionist party of northern ireland wants the backstop abandoned, as do many conservative mps, but the eu insists the current agreement cannot be renegotiated. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, on what might come next. shoting: brexit! they've been demonstrating here for months, rain or shine, for or against brexit. obsessed? maybe. but they're also right to feel brexit is the biggest issue facing britain in decades. bigger than tonight's decision to keep on and not sack theresa may. it's still herjob to try somehow to break their brexit deadlock, and tonight's vote was never going to make that easier. theresa may is still facing a deeply divided house of co

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, as the debate at westminster continues until the vote next tuesday, there are a number of uncertainties. will the prime minister's deal get through? could there eventually be a second referendum, or could the uk leave the eu with no deal at all? deputy politcial editor john pienaar looks at what could happen next. despite all the setbacks and all the defeats, theresa may is battling on, standing by her plan for brexit, maybe against all the odds. but what happens next? let's say mrs may wins. that may look unlikelyjust now, but if parliament approves her plan, britain leaves on schedule on march the 29th, an unexpected triumph for mrs may. at this stage, it seems more probable that she loses. her conservative critics may then try, again, to force a vote of confidence in her. and either way, labour will look at tabling a vote of confidence in the government. that would be hard to win. tories and the dup would have to vote for it. meanwhile, unless mrs may manages to somehow get a

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, our political correspondent ben wright confirmed earlier it does look late tonight as if labour's no—confidence vote is now not going ahead. number 10 sources say they won't go along with what they call silly political games and the government is quite entitled to ignorejeremy corbyn‘s demand today because he wasn't calling for a formal vote of confidence in the government. that would be the big parliamentary zou kai that could potentially collapse the government and lead to a general election, and the process for that is all set out in an act of parliament butjeremy is all set out in an act of parliament but jeremy corbyn is all set out in an act of parliament butjeremy corbyn doesn't wa nt to parliament butjeremy corbyn doesn't want to go there yet because, as laura says, he's only going to pull the trigger when he thinks he might have a chance of winning the vote. today was about piling pressure on the embattled prime minister and trying to capitalise on a political crisi

laura kuenssberg and katya adler in brussels, thank you for joining katya adler in brussels, thank you forjoining us. more from you both on tonight's bbc news at ten. a chaotic mess or a hugely complicated negotiation which was always going to take time and patience? the twists and turns of brexit have engaged some, bored and appalled many and further deepened divisions across the country. nina warhurst has been to liverpool to hear the people's verdict. they are never short of a word in liverpool. they all seem to just be bickering like a bunch of children, aren't they? theyjust need to sit down, work out what they want to do, and get on with it. no gain without any pain. and whatever way we're going to do it it's going to be painful. liverpool is a proud place with a solid sense of self, one which also sees itself as progressive and outward looking. come on, one, two, three, four, five, six. my first stop, the rotunda boxing club where i meetjodie, a law student from northern ireland who now calls liverpool home. i would like there to be another referendum. i don't think we should le

our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. as ever this prime minister's fate is absolutely bound up with brexit and she is having serious struggles making the case for her deal. but it's not clear tonight if either the eu or her party is willing to listen. the prime minister actually stuck in a car in berlin and stuck by the politics too. stuck with a brexit compromise with the eu that she can't sell at home, stuck trying to get other leaders to give her more space when they've given all they say they've got. theresa may is desperately doing one more round of grip and grin in the hope of getting them to budge. whatever outcome you want, whatever relationship you want with europe in the future there is no deal available that doesn't have a backstop within it. we don't want the backstop to be used and if it is we wa nt the backstop to be used and if it is we want to be certain that it is only temporary and it is those assurances that i will be seeking from fellow leaders over the coming days. and as for genuine budging on that

this is again laura kuenssberg. it goes on to say... that is really important, that point. i will show you this tweet from nicholas watt, the political editor of the bbc newsnight programme. he has been told by labour sources that if the government does not grant time for this no—confidence motion, labour will escalate a no—confidence motion in government as a whole rather than just a no—confidence motion in the prime minister, which is serious but not as serious as if it were for the whole government, so that is very interesting. number ten said they will not make time for, but labour sources are telling the bbc if they don't make time, they will escalate. we will have to see how that pans out. but in the meantime let me show you the moment in theresa may's speech earlier which appears to have madejeremy corbyn speech earlier which appears to have made jeremy corbyn change speech earlier which appears to have madejeremy corbyn change his mind... but i can confirm today that we intend to return to the meaningful vote debate in the week commencing 7th ofjanuary, and ho

our political editor laura kuenssberg has our first report tonight. a podium on the move, something big is about to happen. with 107 days is about to happen. with107 days until brexit, number ten is ready for something else. it is this man who had bad news for theresa may. after months of argument is now an actual assault on her leadership. after months of argument is now an actual assault on her leadershipm is for me to inform and consult with the prime minister and i did that over the telephone last night, and then to proceed with the ballot as $0011 then to proceed with the ballot as 50011 as then to proceed with the ballot as soon as is reasonably practical. so the prime minister has to fight her own colleagues to keep herjob. the prime minister has to fight her own colleagues to keep herjoblj will contest that vote with everything i've got. and at this crucial i think we are yet to hear from a public criticism of the prime minister, from somebody other than the usual suspects so we know that the usual suspects so we know that the eurosceptic grou

people see laura kuenssberg, me and my colleagues, but this only happens because of a vast and brilliant political machine, journalistic political machine. they are the ones, the producer standing outside a cabinet minister's house at 6am, doorstepping for the latest comment. it's the researchers following events in parliament all day, they're the people keeping us on the road, as well as lots of crisps and pizza. our diets have collapsed in the last few weeks. it has to be said. ben wright, thank you very much. theresa may had started the week by postponing the big vote on her brexit deal, and embarking on a whistle—stop tour of european capitals in an effort to win further concessions from eu leaders. on tuesday lunchtime, the bbc news at one reported on her visit to berlin, including this moment. from there it was onto her next stop. at every turn the prime minister appears stuck. political gridlock at home, and here in berlin, even her car door refused to open. her fundamental problem though, she has agreed the deal must have a backstop to avoid border controls ever returning on th