UK all but gives up on November Brexit summit

[Matilda]

8. I flicked between CNN and BBC last night (Sydney time) and was fascinated.

I've not seen anywhere any detail as to just what's in the proposed agreement, so it's hard to follow. But there are opposing people saying "there will have to be another vote" and those saying "forget another vote, that's not going to happen". Those who say "May is finished, she should go now", and those who say "she'll stick it out, she's strong", and "It's this or no deal, there's nothing else" and those who say "they've got to rethink".

I did notice that as the day wore on, apart from regular notes that somebody else had resigned coming across the screen, the seats on the government side of the Commons were increasingly empty. A bit poor, I thought - in fairness, Cameron made this mess and then walked away; you wonder why anybody would have put their hand up to be leader at that time.

But it's hard to follow from a distance, because talking heads are very different to the people in the street - I'd love to know what the mood is there.