Prime Minister Theresa May has cut short her cabinet ministers’ Christmas break, summoning them to a meeting to discuss a no-deal Brexit on January 2, as she seeks to apply pressure on her critics.
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A partial US government shutdown over budget spending could continue right up to the opening of the next Congress on 3 January, a Trump aide has said.
The shutdown began at midnight Friday after opposition Democrats resisted President Donald Trump’s demand for $5bn (£4bn) for his Mexico border wall.
