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6.06pm GMT

Mike Pence, the vice-president, and Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House speaker, have now taken their places to oversee the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

The electoral college votes have made their way to the House floor to be formally counted.

VIDEO: Procession of the Electoral College votes make their way across the Capitol to the House floor, followed by Senators pic.twitter.com/qtzKx1TjaK

6.01pm GMT

Mike Pence has released a letter announcing that he will not attempt to block the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory today.

Citing his constitutional obligations, Pence writes that the vice-president does not have the “unilateral authority to decide which electoral votes should be counted”.

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