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He appeared to fall short of the 50 votes needed in the body, though it would not have voted until after Trump takes office on 20 January.

Paul Fleming, general secretary of arts union Equity, agreed that new opera productions and engagement programmes in Manchester were welcome, but said "it falls short of a season at the scale audiences deserve".

He could think of only one, and it falls far short of the steps that Trump has said he wants to take.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Gaetz is “likely short of the votes he needs to be confirmed.”

The government has stopped short of banning smartphones in schools but has issued guidance to ensure that all schools implement effective smartphone-free restrictions.