Morning Briefing Tuesday 23rd June

0:00This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwCWC. Staying competitive means getting ahead, not just keeping up. So how do business leaders cut through the noise and focus on what really matters. PwC takes you further with tech, from optimising the systems that put your data to work, to scaling AI from proof of concept to competitive edge. PwC helps you meet tomorrow's tech demands, so you can compete at a speed that rewrites the rules. Discover more at pwc.co.uk This is Times Radio's morning briefing on Tuesday the 23rd of June. I'm Daryl Jackson. The Times is reporting that Andy Burnham will use a speech next week to pledge to grow the economy and commit to Labour's fiscal rules.

0:48The former mayor of Manchester is expected to become Britain's seventh prime minister in the space of a decade after Sir Keir Starmer said he was standing down yesterday. Potential candidates have until the 16th of July to secure nominations, although former health secretary Wes Streeting has ruled himself out and backed Burnham. Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator at The Times, has more. There's much still to be determined. What does Andy Burnham believe? What's he intend to do with the power that now lies squarely in his hands? And it is in his hands alone. There are febrile suggestions that Darren Jones or somebody else can seek 81 nominations and oppose Andy Burnham in that leadership race.

1:31But as I stood on the terrace of the House of Commons, my conclusion was not going to happen. Well, last night, Donald Trump commented on the resignation of Starmer from the White House. He's a very nice man. I mean, sort of a friend of mine. I mean, he was not good to us with NATO, Pete, right? He said we can't use the island to land. That was the first for a couple of weeks. He said, well, but ultimately I gave it to you now. That was a bad move. That hurt him badly. But I mean, I wish him well, but he's got two problems. energy and immigration and crime. In other news, U.S. Vice President J.D.

2:06Vance has said talks in Switzerland between Iran and the U.S. have created a good foundation for a successful final deal to end the war. He said the U.S. wants regional peace and securing agreement to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is work in progress. He also announced Iran has agreed to let nuclear inspectors back into the country. Britain's biggest police force is expanding its use of facial recognition cameras to London's West End and Soho. The devices were used during a six-month pilot in Croydon between October 2025 and May this year, which saw 173 people arrested, including a woman who'd been wanted for more than 20 years.

2:48They'll be rolled out to other parts of the capital next year. A rare red alert has been issued for parts of the UK this week as temperatures may reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius. The Met Office warning affects London, parts of the Midlands, South East Wales and Southern England. Steph Goulter, meteorologist at Square Raindrop, told Times Radio that humidity is adding to the problem. The idea is you sweat, the moisture on your skin evaporates and that cools you down. But if there's a lot of moisture in the air, then your sweat doesn't evaporate as fast and therefore you're not cooling down as efficiently.

3:25It also means all that moisture in the air means that at night the temperatures don't drop away as quickly. So it's still really quite sticky and quite warm at night. And that means your body doesn't have as much chance to recover before the next onslaught the next day. And you can hear more on all of those stories throughout the day on Times Radio. This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwC. AI is everywhere. In the news, in our hands, but return on investment, not so much. So how do you get beyond the hype and deliver AI that powers reinvention and growth across your business?

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