Evening briefing on Monday 9th June

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1:21You're listening to The Times Evening Briefing on Monday the 9th of June. Rachel Reeves has announced her biggest U-turn since taking office as she restores winter fuel payments for all pensioners with an income of less than£35 ,000. In one of her first acts as Chancellor, Reeves stripped 10 million people of the benefit, worth between£200 and£300 per year, in an effort to balance the books. She claims this move can now be paid for because the economy has grown under Labour. Chris Brooks, head of policy at Age UK, says it's unclear how the system will work in practice and identified one particular issue.

1:54Some people probably will have to file a tax return. That could create other issues, of course, because as we know, there are many pensioners are digitally excluded. I mean, it tends to be people on lower incomes. There's that kind of relationship between living on a low income and not being as tech savvy, if you will. but there are undoubtedly going to be some people who need that extra support so I hope that's something that HMRC are thinking about. Kemi Badenock has branded the change humiliating and that the Prime Minister should apologise. To Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader said the initial decision had been disastrous.

2:28Further protests are planned in LA and other areas following protests against immigration raids that have led to hundreds of foreign nationals being rounded up and arrested. The California Governor Gavin Newsom has said President Trump's decision to send in the National Guard to tackle protests will allow him to go into any state and do the same thing. He said the state will sue the president for deploying around 300 guardsmen. Ginger Adams-Otis, editor and reporter at the Wall Street Journal, told Times Radio it's calm for the moment there, but that won't last. I think everyone's taking stock.

2:58The local police have put out a note to the public saying if you experienced any damage, don't touch it, call the police. We're going to come and document it so you can make a claim. So it's a bit of a kind of catch your breath and clean up morning. But there are another round of protests, several in fact, planned in LA for this afternoon and also across the country. Israeli forces have intercepted a yacht carrying activists and a small quantity of aid that was trying to reach Gaza. Greta Thunberg was one of those on board, claims she's been kidnapped. Israel says it's a stunt and will show those on board footage from the October 7th terror attacks.

3:35Elon Levy, former Israeli government spokesman, says Israel had no choice but to divert the boat. Imagine that she had been able to sail into the Gaza Strip and Hamas, which has put on those very effective hostage parade ceremonies and knows how to create spectacles for the camera, had been able to stage manage some sort of heroes welcoming for her. She arrives with a few bags of flour. I think that would have given her a much bigger PR victory. And so having to choose between various bad options, Israel decided to intercept the boat in the most peaceful way possible. A London NHS trust and ward manager have been found guilty of health and safety failures over the death of a mental health patient.

4:14Alice Figueredo took her own life at Goodmay's Hospital in July 2015. She had tried to kill herself dozens of times during her stay on the psychiatric ward. The trust and Benjamin Aninaqua were found not guilty of manslaughter. TikTok's unveiled plans to create more than 500 new jobs in Britain as it opens a second office in the capital. The Chinese-owned social media firm says its UK workforce will expand to 3 ,000 this year. The company has been under scrutiny from regulators around the world over how it handles personal data. It's also facing a complete ban in the US. You can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio Online.

4:52That's your Times Evening Briefing on Monday 9th June.

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