Morning briefing Tuesday 19th May

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0:46According to YouGov, 59 % of party members would back the Greater Manchester Mayor, while the Prime Minister would only get 39%. Mr Burnham's expected to go for Zakir's job if he ends up winning the upcoming by-election in Makerfield. Labour MP John Slinger has played down the findings, saying opinion polls come and go. He's told Times Radio, despite the poor local election results, he remains in support of the PM. It's quite normal for the electorate to give the government of the day an electoral kicking. We are listening. The prime minister has been very clear about that. But what really matters is that we have a stable government and we have a prime minister who is getting on with the day job.

1:28President Trump says the US military is ready to go forward with a full, large-scale assault on Iran on a moment's notice. But he's called off a planned attack today, saying he's had assurances from leaders in the region that serious negotiations are now taking place. He thinks a peace deal is possible. If we can do that where there's no nuclear weapon going into the hands of Iran, I think, and if they're satisfied, we will be probably satisfied also. So we've informed Israel, we've informed other people in the Middle East that have been involved with us. And it's a very positive development, but we'll see whether or not it amounts to anything.

2:08Ministers say too many young people are locked out of opportunity and that they're determined to change that. An analysis by think tank the IFS suggests the drop in the number of 16 to 24-year-olds in work over the last three years is only around a percentage point lower than the decrease seen during the COVID pandemic. Detectives in California say they're treating a shooting at a mosque in San Diego as a hate crime. Three men, including a security guard, were killed in Claremont. The two teenage suspects are also dead. Here's San Diego Chief of Police, Scott Weil. Because of the Islamic Center location, we are considering this a hate crime until it's not.

2:50And at this point, we're going to work closely with the FBI to make sure that we are matching all the resources that we need for this investigation. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will reportedly leave the club at the end of the season. His side need to beat Bournemouth later to stop Arsenal from winning the Premier League. That's after Mikel Arteta's side saw off Burnley 1-0. You can follow the Times Radio News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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