here in cardiff bay, the labour first shoes. here in cardiff bay, the labourfirst minister shoes.st minister mark dra keford has said that a conservative leadership campaign is the last thing that the country needs at this time. many welsh conservative politicians have defended theresa may's dedication but there are calls for the party to come together to deliver the brexit that the country voted for. whales overall voted to leave the european union. and there isa leave the european union. and there is a feeling that both the conservative and labour politicians here could feel the impact of a search of support for brexit party norma mack when the result of the european elections are announced. after the announcement that theresa may will be stepping down, attention in westminster has been turning to who succeeds her and what they will do about the brexit situation. here are a selection of conservative mps who have today told the bbc what they think will happen next. ifind this sad i find this sad because it demonstrates that conservative parliamentary parties are of with brexit an

daniel davies reports from cardiff bay.car park. this building, the senedd, the home of the assembly, didn't exist. in the early days they met around the corner and had very limited lawmaking powers. what's more, the institution could only spend money, it could not raise it through taxes. that and much else besides has changed. last month it acquired the ability to raise or lower income taxes. now there are plans to change its name to the senedd or parliament, meant as a sign of the assembly's growing maturity as a legislature. but in other ways things have stayed the same. despite the growing workload, there are still 60 assembly members. is that enough? it's a topic of ongoing debate. and labour has retained its grip on power. there have been four labour first ministers who have led the institution since the beginning. turnout at elections has been low, never higher than 46%. and some surveys suggest that a lot of people still don't realise it is this place, not westminster, that is responsible for the public services the

here in cardiff bay the labour first minister has said that the conservative leadership contest is the country needs right now. welsh conservative politicians have praised theresa may's dedication, but they are calling for the party to come together to deliver on the brexit that people voted for. 0verall, wales voted to leave the european union and there is a feeling that both conservatives and labour here will feel the impact of a surge of support for the brexit party when the results of the european elections are announced. the perspectives from wales, northern ireland and scotland. whoever steps in to number ten as prime minister, he or she will have the same basic challenge as theresa may, trying to deliver brexit, while parliament seems incapable of agreeing on a way forward. and to underline the scale of the challenge, the european union said today that mrs may's resignation did nothing to change its position on the brexit agreement which theresa may negotiated. so what lies ahead for the brexit process? 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. everyone expected this, th

here in cardiff bay, the labour first minister, mark drake ford, has said that a conservative leadershipat the country needs at this time. many welsh conservative politicians have defended theresa may's dedication, but there are calls for the party to come together to deliver the brexit that the country voted for. wales overall voted to leave the european union, and there is a feeling that both the conservatives and labour here could feel the impact of a surge of support for the brexit party when the results of the european elections are announced. sian lloyd, emma vardy and sarah smith, thank you to you all. theresa may's departure has fired the starting gun on the race to replace her as conservative leader and the country's prime minister. initialjostling behind the scenes is now out in the open. ben wright has been looking at the leadership contenders. the job of picking the next prime minister is in the hands of tory mps and conservative party members. a contest that has already been brewing for weeks will kick off officially on friday, june the 7th, the date to reason they will stan

the most northerly village in wales, you can't get much further away from the seat of power in cardiff bayy, hoping to make inroads in places like this. i'll be voting brexit. the country voted out. the government should have got on with it, and we should be out. those travelling on this ferry know where they're heading. but which way will wales turn on its next political voyage? sian lloyd, news, anglesey. they call it the "wood wide web" — the hidden world that exists below the ground. the roots of trees and other plants are joined by a network of fungi, and they can work together to help feed and protect each other. now for the first time, a major international study of millions of trees has mapped this underground network. and as our correspondent claire marshall reports, it shows how trees might be planted in the future to help limit the effects of climate change. walk into a wood and you enter a peaceful familiar world. but what if you look down? beneath every forest and wood there is a kind of mysterious underground social network. let's peel back the earth to take a look. there are

here in cardiff bay, the labour first minister mark drake that has said that a conservative leadershipht now. welsh conservative politicians have raised theresa may's dedication, but they are calling for the party to come to gather to deliver on the brexit that people voted for. —— praised. overall wales voted to leave the european union and there isa leave the european union and there is a feeling that both conservatives under labour here will feel the impact ofa under labour here will feel the impact of a surge of support for the brexit party when the results of the european elections are announced. kenya's high court has rejected calls to change a law which bans gay sex. three judges told a packed courtroom that they had not seen sufficient evidence of discrimination caused by the laws, declaring them constitutional, because they represented the values and views of the country. gay rights groups argued that the state has no business regulating matters of intimacy. ramzan karmali reports. the consolidated petitions have no merit. this was the moment that left campaigners deflated. th

here in cardiff bay the labour first minister martin dra keford —— drakeford —— mark.. but many welsh mps have come together to deliver the brexit that the country voted for and wales overall voted to leave the european union. there is a feeling that the conservatives and labour here could feel the impact of the surge of support for the brexit party when the results of the european elections are announced. after the announcement that theresa may will step down attention in westminster has been turning to who succeeds and what they will do the brexit situation. here are a of conservative mps who told the bbc what they think will happen next. i find it sad because it demonstrates the conservative parliamentary party is obsessed with brexit and nothing else but it is probably likely beget one of the two candidates who is determined lever. —— that we get one of the two candidates. —— determined to leave the eu. they might be offering something they can‘t deliver and there will be somebody who is perhaps more from the mainstream. i think probably this will end up a race tha

as we leave the european union, we will bring new powers and response abilities to holyrood and cardiff baye tributes made by the prime minister. data from the tuc suggest that 780,000 people around zero—hour contracts with two thirds of those preferring guaranteed hours. a constituent of mine lives in a privately rented accommodation and works two jobs privately rented accommodation and works twojobs on privately rented accommodation and works two jobs on zero—hour contracts. after getting his third job on a zero—hour contract, his rent job on a zero—hour contract, his re nt we nt job on a zero—hour contract, his rent went up. he and his family survive, but only with the use of a local food bank. but survive, but only with the use of a localfood bank. but the prime minister into these burning injustices and ban zero—hour co ntra cts ? injustices and ban zero—hour contracts? can i say to the honourable lady, the party that recognised an issue about zero—hours contracts was the conservative party in government. the labour party did nothing about it zero—hours contract. it was a conservative

it‘s worth remembering in that building behind me, the welsh assembly in cardiff bay, the brexit partyll continue our round—up around the uk and we will go to scotland. lorna gordon is in glasgow, where the snp are very, very happy with their work, aren‘t they, lorna? yes, the last results have just coming they, lorna? yes, the last results havejust coming in they, lorna? yes, the last results have just coming in scotland. still waiting for the scotland wide tally but we know the result shows that the snp topped the poll as well which means they topped the poll in 30 out of 32 local authorities in scotland. in some local authorities like dundee, they were 30 points clear of their nearest rivals. this means they have secured their best ever european election results, increase their share of the vote and look set to send three meps back to brussels. nicola sturgeon has been speaking and called it a historic victory, saying it showed scotland had rejected brexit once again. the first minister speaking in dublin this morning. she added to those comments and criticised the london government