Evening briefing Tuesday 28th April

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0:46Speaking outside the White House, the President referred to both nations' unique bond and role in history and the hope the special relationship will always remain that way. He then joked that the drizzly weather is like a beautiful British day before letting Charles know a family secret. My mother, she loved the royal family and she loved the Queen. Anytime the Queen was involved in a ceremony or anything, my mother would be glued to the television and she'd say, look Donald, look how beautiful that is. I also remember her saying, Charles, look, young Charles, he's so cute. My mother had a crush on Charles, can you believe it?

1:28Later, the King will remind his hosts of the democratic, legal and social traditions that underpin the transatlantic ally's shared values in an address to Congress. The Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, says the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador was a serious error. He's also told MPs that staff were driven to implement the PM's decisions quickly, but insists officials weren't pressured to skip steps. He resigned in February, saying he took full responsibility, but he said Sakhir took on a wide range of views. And if everybody else was opposed to this appointment but me, he would not have made an appointment such as that.

2:05He does like to try to build consensus within his team and to get a wide range of views and he doesn't just listen to one person on it. He certainly spoke to other ministers, other senior staff and took his time reaching the decision that he reached. Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch told the Commons Labour MPs will be complicit in a shameful cover-up if they vote against referring the PM's handling of the Mandelson case to the Privileges Committee. Do they believe that Labour Prime Ministers should be held to the exact same standards that they held Conservative Prime Ministers to? Or do they believe that there should be an honesty discount because the Prime Minister is Labour?

2:47The United Arab Emirates has announced it's quitting OPEC and the wider OPEC Plus Group, the cartels which oversee oil production and prices. It's a blow to exporting nations as the Iran war has caused an historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy. The move had been rumoured for some time as the Emirates suffered under production restrictions and tense relations with the organisation's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia. Amand's admitted planning a terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024. The US star had to cancel three shows in the Austrian capital. And profits at oil giant BP have doubled since the war in Iran began.

3:23It's made over£2.3 billion in the first three months of the year, following a rise in wholesale prices. You can follow the Times Radio news briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online. That's your Times Radio news briefing on Tuesday 28th April.

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