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Even before Tuesday's balloting, both Democrats and Republicans jockeyed to frame the results in the best light for their party.

The National Education Union is currently balloting members on industrial action over the government's initial recommendation.

Unions representing further education lecturers in Northern Ireland are balloting their members on strike action.

Meanwhile, the University and College Union is balloting members for strike action to fight compulsory redundancies.

Trump had enthusiastically endorsed Johnson to be speaker for the incoming session of Congress earlier this week, and defeat in the first round of balloting would have been an embarrassment.