Afternoon Briefing Friday 5th June

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0:46It comes as Andy Burnham confirmed he would run in any leadership race against Sir Keir Starmer, having previously promised a vote for him in the Makerfield by-election would be a vote to change Labour. Appearing on Question Time, the Greater Manchester Mayor said the only obstacle would be whether he could convince Labour MPs to give him their support. Speaking to Times Radio, the Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, insisted the focus in Makerfield is on local issues. They want investment in their communities. I understand that. Andy, in many ways, is a very deeply locally connected candidate.

1:18I find myself in that position representing Tottenham in North London, which also has many pockets of deprivation. So they were running on local issues. You can find the full list of candidates in the by-election at whocanivotefor.co.uk. It's emerged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received a private income from subletting three properties on his Royal Lodge estate while paying little rent for more than 20 years. A National Audit Office report finds the arrangement was permitted under his lease, although it doesn't reveal how much he earned. The Royal Transparency campaigner and former Lib Dem Minister Norman Baker told Times Radio members of the public would bite the hand off anyone offering this deal.

1:58It's more of the same in the sense that the Royal Family members appear to want to maximise their income from the public purse or from other sources in a way which looks very much like greed and which appears to be one of the main motivators of their actions. The British government has rebuffed the US State Department after it called for a rejection of two-tiered policing in the UK following the murder of Henry Novak last December. The 18-year-old died in handcuffs after the Sikh man who stabbed him falsely claimed to have been the victim of racial abuse. Former Chief Constable of Northumbria Police Sue Sim told Times Radio policing needs a vocational focus.

2:35We're talking about police officers having subconscious bias. How many of the police officers understand what subconscious bias means? Having academic studies thrown at them is not going to improve things. Having people from the communities, as we used to do, talking to police officers is the way to do things. A former student's been charged with attempted murder after a man was shot with a crossbow at a university campus in Surrey. 21-year-old Almonteer Dacamas due in court where he's also accused of possessing drugs and an offensive weapon. Police say there's nothing to suggest yesterday's incident in Guildford was terror-related.

3:18Victoria Derbyshire has received a reprimand from BBC bosses after an investigation over bullying allegations at Newsnight. It's understood high-profile figures, including Kirsty Walk and former Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore, raised concerns on behalf of Moore Jr. staff. Multiple claims were made against the presenter but were not upheld. It's believed she denied all the allegations. Remember, you can follow The Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and you can listen live to Times Radio Online.

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