Afternoon Briefing Monday 26th October

0:00As John Healy delivers his first budget, Times Radio will be unpacking what the Treasury's decisions mean for your family, your business and your pockets. Facing fierce economic headwinds, are tax rises now unavoidable? Join Andrew Neil and Joe Coburn from One on Wednesday and then meet John Pienaar bringing reaction from all the key Westminster players on Drive. Follow every moment of the autumn budget live and free on Times Radio.

0:34Welcome to the Times Radio afternoon briefing on Monday the 26th of October. The British Medical Association says senior doctors are to go on strike for two days on the 25th and 26th of November. The BMA is accusing the government of ignoring concerns about the well-being and workload of consultants. It says they don't want to strike, but after 18 months without formal negotiations, they cannot wait any longer. The BMA says Christmas Day levels of cover will be provided. Andy Burnham says he would like Britain to rejoin the EU in his lifetime, But he's ruled it out in this parliament. The Times newsroom reporter Olly Cole has been listening to the Prime Minister's comments.

1:13Andy Burnham says he won't get ahead of the public and will not dictate. But he told the Sunday Times he wants a discussion on restoring freedom of movement. And the Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says plans for closer relations with the EU will be put to the people at the general election. Burnham says he doesn't think the benefits of leaving the EU have worked out as people said they would at the time. and he's also blamed Brexit for the small boats crisis. Discussing closer ties with Brussels appears to be causing jitters among Burnham's own ministers, however. The cabinet is split on the issue amid concerns about reopening the Brexit debate.

1:47New measures come into force today across England and Wales to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour. They include curfews or bans from parks and town centres. Breaching a respect order will be a criminal offence and anyone doing so may face up to two years in jail. Deputy Chief Constable Catherine Akehurst is from the National Police Chiefs Council. She says it's not just about identifying suspects and then punishing them. What it does that we've not had for some time is the ability to put supportive conditions in. So, for example, supporting someone with anger management or supporting someone with drugs issues to help them move away from committing antisocial behaviour.

2:28And the letter the Duchess of Sussex was shown by the Metropolitan Police in 2019 warning about her father was written by a former wife of Thomas Markle. It's reported that Rosalind Loveless, who was married to Meghan's father from 1964 to 1975, accused him of being a paedophile. Investigators in the Philippines say that Thomas Markle is a possible sex offender of the grossest kind. Kate Mansi is the Times' royal editor. It's all very grubby and it's going to take a week now for the Philippines authorities to go through all the information that they've got. These are boxes of information which his son, Tom Markle Jr., found in his apartment in the Philippines and has handed to the police.

3:08It includes a laptop. It includes hard drive. Thomas Markle Sr. denies any wrongdoing. You can follow the Times Radio news briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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