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- Theresa May tells business leaders and politicians at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the UK will be a "world leader" on trade
- The head of the International Monetary Fund warns the UK there is still likely to be "pain" ahead as Theresa May prepares to trigger Brexit
- Scotland's Brexit minister says there is "great frustration" over the UK's handling of Brexit
- Sinn Féin is threatening to pull out of the Joint Ministerial Council over concerns about negotiations for the UK to leave the EU
- Ministers in Wales need to be given confidence their views on Brexit are making a difference, the finance secretary says
- A Conservative-run council wants to raise its tax by 15% in the next financial year, blaming government cuts and increased demand for social care.
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