Good morning from the Newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Tuesday, January 14th, and this is your FT news briefing.

The UK is trying to get back the millions of pounds it doled out

as part of a no-deal Brexit awareness campaign.

The U.S. says it has new intelligence on why the UK should not adopt Huawei technology in its

5G mobile network, and the U.S. Treasury Department lifts China's currency manipulator tag.

Plus, tonight, six Democratic hopefuls will take part in the final U.S. presidential primary

debate before the crucial Iowa caucuses.

The F.T.'s Lauren Feeter explains how the remaining candidates are doing in the 2020 race

for the White House.

I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

The UK is set to leave the European Union on the 31st of October and the spotlight will be firmly fixed on Brexit

news for the foreseeable future. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations

received 146,000 pounds from the UK government to help produce videos such as this one last year.

The video offers PR consultant's advice on how to prepare clients for a no-deal Brexit.

This was part of a larger 10 million pound no-deal Brexit awareness campaign.

The government paid trade organizations to help businesses prepare for a hard crash out of

the EU with things such as events in these promotional videos.

But since the UK managed to avoid that no-deal scenario, the government is now trying to

get the 10 million pounds back.

The Financial Times has reviewed data it received as part of a freedom

of information request. We've learned that 131 groups use the money for various campaigns.

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