Afternoon briefing Monday 18th May

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0:45Labour governments are rare. We were in power 22 years of the 20th century. I hope we get more in the 21st. But if we continue to have 10 days like the last 10 days that we have, I'm afraid the British people will see us out of office. That's what they did to the Conservatives, who went in on themselves, debated amongst themselves and delivered very little. David Lammy insists the Prime Minister will campaign for Andy Burnham in the by-election in Makerfield, even though winning that seat would clear the path for the Mayor of Greater Manchester to challenge for the Labour leadership. The current Makerfield MP, Josh Simons, has officially resigned this morning.

1:23The Times has learnt Angela Rayner was sounded out by Number 10 last week to replace West Streeting as the Health Secretary, but she said she wasn't interested. Prince William will sell off a fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall over the next decade

1:38The Times' South West correspondent, Will Humphreys, got that exclusive story. So they have come up with a plan to basically concentrate on five core areas of their estates, which includes the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Dartmoor, areas around Bath and Kennington in South London. And they have identified these areas as the places they feel they can make the biggest impact. They stay in social and environmental change. The Prince of Wales draws his private income off the Duchy, which has been accused of acting too commercially by charging rent from charities and the NHS. A terror group which claimed responsibility for a series of arson attacks on the Jewish community in North London has been officially outed as a proxy of the Iranian state.

2:19An assessment by US authorities says a senior Iranian operative runs Hayy, which is thought to be behind nearly 20 attacks across Europe in less than three months. Ryanair has dismissed talk of jet fuel shortages and rising fares this summer after reporting a jump in its profits. It's also announced plans to keep its chief executive, Michael O 'Leary, in charge until 2032, by which point he would be well into his 70s. The new BBC Director-General is warning staff that tough choices are unavoidable in the push to make savings. It's the first day in the job for the former Google boss, Matt Britton.

2:54And in golf, Aaron Rye has become the first Englishman to win the US PGA Championship in 107 years. The world number 44 from Wolverhampton finished three shots clear of John Rahm and Alex Smalley to win the first major of his career. After winning, the 31-year-old was asked about his family's roots in India and Kenya. I'm very proud to be from England. That's where I grew up. That's where a lot of my family still live. I'm very proud of India and Kenya as well. My mum grew up there. My mum's side of the family lived there for a number of years before they moved to England. So again, I'm very proud of representing all three, really.

3:31Rory McIlroy finished five shots behind Rye in joint seventh. Don't forget to subscribe to the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify or listen live to Times Radio online.

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