1. No 10 says vote still taking place on Tuesday - but cabinet not so sure - senior minister says they have been saying 'til blue in the face', that 'only political common sense is to delay' - 'we need to find a solution and we can't find one by Tuesday'
2. It's a VERY unappetising choice for No 10 to make over next few days - press ahead and risk a wipeout which could unleash what someone described as 'black ice, where you can't tell where you'll end up skidding', which might even end up in end of the govt and end of May
3. Or delay - but delay to do what next? People been staring at same set of issues for 2 years - and some in No 10 believe they have to test the issue - until you rip the plaster off you can't know how grim the mess is underneath
4. EU sources were incredulous that PM could go back less than a fortnight after a deal agreed and say she couldn't make it work - this is a really important few days
