both plaid cymru and welsh labour seem both plaid cymru and welsh labour seem similar to the electoratey lines, what can plaid cymru deliver for wales that labour in westminster can't deliver pressie we will take that in a minute and stick to brexit, through a brexit prison and the lady with the red hair, you had your hand up. a few minutes ago, leanne, you were stating you expected a certain amount of money from westminster. you quickly moved on to devolution and how you felt that was the way forward, comparing us that was the way forward, comparing us to the snp in scotland. which is it? are you expecting the welsh economy to be lying at the feet of mps in westminster, or do you believe that wales can stand on its own two feet and move forward in the future? i think we can stand on our own two feet but in order to do that we need the powers to make the impact on the welsh economy. at the moment we don't have powers over taxation, we may get powers of income tax but they'll be in a very narrow field and there are plenty of other taxation powers and economic levers, powers of a renewabl

tonight, the leader of plaid cymru leanne wood faces questions from an audience here in swansea. for the second time during this campaign, the uk has been shaken by a terror attack. today politicians across the border seem united in saying this cannot stop the democratic process, so tonight, days before your vote, the leader of plaid cymru faces questions from this audience. there's a mix of supporters from the main parties and other parties so please welcome the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. by by the way, you can join by the way, you canjoin in tonight's debate online. let's go to oui’ tonight's debate online. let's go to our first tonight's debate online. let's go to ourfirst question from tonight's debate online. let's go to our first question from dalejones. good evening. can ijust ask what are the three main things that can be done to help combat terrorism. cani be done to help combat terrorism. can i first say i want to place on record my condolences with everyone affected by this as well as what happened in manchester last week. it's terrible that young people on a

""what is plaid cymru's view on that?use of that support. and i think, you know, it is actually incumbent upon us, the generation of politicses that benefited from that to make sure that young people benefit from that. so, if we have that opportunity in the next parliament to support that principle, then we will be supporting it, you know and doing it right across the uk? a question here about, in the world of education from cardiff from pauline via twitter. — does plaid cymru have plans to improve conditions and certainly pay for teachers, and it mentioned england and wales but let's talk about wales specifically. this is an area we've had lots of m essa 9 es this is an area we've had lots of messages on in terms of teachers‘ pay and recruiting teachers in some subjects is difficult. what is your policy? this is vital. we have said we need to introduce an immediate premium a 10% increase in all teaching staff and assistants. in wales it would cost around £40 moyle yob a year i‘m afraid i don‘t have the figures for englan

plaid cymru won four seats and the liberal democrats lost their only welsh mp. wales correspondent wyre davies reports. the labour party in wales welcomes new mps when just weeks ago they had been told to expect a electoral defeat. taking three seats from the conservatives, labour are still the biggest party here. its leader in wales adamant that was achieved because of and not despitejeremy corbyn‘s leadership. he helped us o get that mountain. you have to give credit where credit‘s june. he had tremendous energy. he went around britain, he listened to people. young people are galvanised. in wales, as elsewhere, those young people ignored traditional media and made up their own minds about jeremy corbyn‘s abilities. right at the start of this campaign, wales was one place that conservatives really thought they could make unprecedented gains. it where theresa may coined that mantra, strong and stable. but at some point, the tide turned against her and her party. what seems to have happened, what really happened is that the smaller parties, plaid cymru and the li

if you look at the way people voted, plaid cymru got 0.6% of the vote in 2015.l lot of air time and i do not know whether the audience... they say everyone was represented, was the conservative audience 40 times the amount of plaid cymru? ijust do not believe the audience was representative of the country. you also spoke about the sense that five leaders were essentially ganging up on amber rudd. what could or should the bbc have done differently? it was very difficult. it descended into chaos. it was a shouting match. i thought amber rudd actually did very well, under a lot of aggression. i think that the presenter should have stopped some of this shouting. i think perhaps the bbc should have thought about the format. seven speakers is too much. perhaps two presenters. ground rules at the beginning about not making personal attacks and not shouting over people. basically it was a complete turnoff. i know a number of people who turned off the tv. i think it put most people off politics. we asked the bbc to come and talk about the concerns. no one is available bu

in wales, plaid cymru have four, the green party keep their one, caroline lucas, and the independent mp is in northern ireland. no ukip mps in the house of commons will stop and more than 200 female mps for the first time. the

plaid cymru hope to make gains, rhondda and ynys mon target seats for them, and the lib dems, well, they northern ireland, the westminster election has been dominated by talk of stormont. nothing much is happening in the rather gloomy looking parliament buildings behind me. power—sharing collapsed at the start of the year, and talks have been interrupted by this vote. election campaigns are no time for compromise here, and there have been angry exchanges between the dup and sinn fein, theirdifferences exchanges between the dup and sinn fein, their differences really exposed by this campaign. there is also a real sense of competition. in the last vote here, just a few months ago, sinn fein came within a fraction of a single percentage point of matching the dup's share of the vote, so there was pride as well as seats on the line. as for the other parties, the alliance, the sdlp and the aussie and as are urging people to vote for them, to send a message they are sick of the squabbling. they'll so say northern ireland desperately needs a devolved government, particularly as brexit negotiatio

plaid cymru?ore affordable and create a welsh energy company to allow us to use welsh natural resources to bring down the cost of energy across wales and we want to scrap the necessary bedroom tax and we wa nt scrap the necessary bedroom tax and we want to scrap letting agency fees so it is cheaper to rent. the scottish national party. if we make it simple we need three things. more supbly, it simple we need three things. more supply, the right houses and we need good jobs that pay well. we need more houses. it comes back to looking at what parties' records are, not what they say now in a campaign. over the last parliament in scotland, the snp exceeded the target of building 30,000 affordable homes and buy affordable i mean houses that reflects what people are earning, what the average earnings are in the area, which can be a variety of homes, it can be social rent, council houses, shared equity but to make sure there is an increase in supply of affordable homes are also looking, while housing is

well aprilia -- the plaid cymru leader leanne wood has been giving herfinal plaid cymru leader leannecting an increased majority conservative government would pose a threat to wales and only her party was stand up wales and only her party was stand upfor wales and only her party was stand up for welsh interests. we face a number of different threats from a tory government with an increased mandate. threats to people in our communities, threats to our and threats to the process of leaving the european union, tojobs and livelihoods. it is only by having a strong team of plaid cymru mps will make sure that wales is taken seriously and not ignored in the way it has been since the referendum took place lastjune. it has been since the referendum took place last june. in scotland the assembly leader nicola sturgeon urged voters to show their support for a urged voters to show their support forafairand urged voters to show their support for a fair and prosperous society and stop the tories in their tracks. she walked a vote for labour risked handing the keys of ten downing st to theresa may.

plaid cymru celebrated winning ceredigion.ionalists took it from the liberal democrats, who no longer have any welsh mps. but it was a mixed night for leanne wood's party. they saw their share of the vote in wales fall overall. it has been a difficult election, yes. certainly it was run between tory, labour, corbyn, may, and it was difficult for us to get in there. it was while walking in snowdonia that theresa may decided she would call a snap election, a decision that cost her party here dear. sian lloyd, bbc news, gower. the leader of ukip paul nuttall, has resigned , after his party failed to sin a single seat in parliament. the party's popularity plummeted after securing just over 500 and 90 thousand votes across the entire country , down from nearly four million in 2015. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports now on pa rty‘s collapse a brave face but a bruising result. ukip‘s leader came third here in boston and skegness, losing thousands of votes, a picture replicated across the country, prompting this. i am s

harri roberts, i'm your plaid cymru parliamentary candidate.e heard, but they argue voting plaid here can make a difference. labour are so disunited and ineffective and the tories represent nothing that will gain for wales. there may be a bit of tactical voting going on after such a small majority last time, but i'm absolutely convinced that the bigger the plaid cymru vote, the more the other parties will have to listen to us. past experience suggests in this constituency more than any other every vote really does count. and here is the list of candidates standing in the gower consistency. now ellie is back with her balls. she has been on a tour of the uk during this campaign. with her balls. today's she's been to the seaside resort of skegness to ask people if they've made their mind up yet on who they will vote for in a week's time. music: mind blowing decisions have you decided who to vote for? she's decided. labour. i've always voted labour. i decided about a week ago. i decided it better to keep what we've got. why are you undecided? becau

plaid cymru celebrated winning ceredigion.but it was a mixed night for leanne wood's party. they saw their share of the vote in wales fall overall. it has been a difficult election, yes. certainly it was run between tory, labour, corbyn, may, and it was difficult for us to get in there. it was while walking in snowdonia that theresa may decided she would call a snap election, a decision that cost her party here dear. sian lloyd, bbc news, gower. the leader of ukip, paul nuttall, has resigned after his party failed to win a single seat at westminster. the party's share of the popular vote fell by more than 10%, in sharp contrast to the 4 million votes it won in 2015. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports now on ukip‘s collapse. a brave face but a bruising result. ukip‘s leader came third here in boston and skegness, losing thousands of votes, a picture replicated across the country, prompting this. i am standing down today as the leader of ukip with immediate effect. the party has struggled to find its way since the

it's a target seat for both plaid cymru and the conservatives.swapped political colours so often, what are the choices influencing this art group on the island? the benefits have been cut drastically for a number of people and a lot of people i am aware of are struggling at the moment. i think this election is all about brexit. it's important for wales to get a good deal. like wales as a whole, people on anglesey voted to leave the european union. in the run—up to the referendum, ukip gained ground amongst welsh voters. this political expert believes what happens to that vote now could be important in a number of welsh seats. the suggestion is that ukip will not perform as well as they did in the 2015 general election so which way will ukip voters swing? will they go to the conservative party? ukip voters may even go to parties like the liberal democrats, it may be a way of registering a different kind of protest vote. at the other end of the country it's business as usual in cardiff bay. devolved politics has continued throughout this general el

labour has 262, the snp 35, the liberal democrats 12, the democratic unionist party ten and plaid cymruour. the conservatives lost 13 seats overall. they'd been expecting big gains. labour added 30, while the snp lost 21. so theresa may is still prime minister, but there are questions about the viability of this new administration. in this extended programme, we'll have the results, reaction and analysis and we'll consider the implications both for brexit and for scottish independence. first, our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on a night and day of intense political drama. is this strong and stable? she who dares doesn't always win. the most votes, the most seats. but under this stinging glare, no iron gates, nor police protection can shield the reason they from the accusation she looks apolitical lose. —— apolitical lose. the trappings of power, the visit to the palace, help from northern irish mps mean she can gather enough support to stay on. but having believed herself to be on the brink of a sizeable majority, going backwards seems like defeat. i have just been to see he

plaid cymru gained one, their joint in wales. plaid cymru gained one, theirjoint highest in wales.and four for plaid labour, eight for the conservatives and fourfor plaid cymru. labour, eight for the conservatives and four for plaid cymru. that was from cardiff bay. with me at westminster is professor roger scully of cardiff university centre of welsh governance. we were taken through the figures and changes there. what was notable in the welsh results ? there. what was notable in the welsh results? an extremely strong performance from the welsh labour party. a month ago labour in wales looked like they were staring disaster in the face, but the conservatives looks like they were looking at a breakthrough. labour had an astonishing comeback in the last month. when we thought they would lose seats to the conservatives, they have gained three seats back from them. what we re three seats back from them. what were the main factors in that change? some of that is labour across britain was doing better than we thought they might. also labour in wales ran as welsh labour. the main face in

plaid cymru field day can make ground under leanne wood.onvicted following an investigation into abuse at two private care homes for adults with learning disabilities in devon. a series of trials at bristol crown court, which can now be reported, have heard that residents at the vielstone and gatooma homes were routinely punished by being held in empty rooms without food, heating or even a toilet. from bristoljon kay reports. it looks idyllic. but what happened in this former care home was described in court as "systematic neglect". adults with learning disabilities routinely imprisoned in an empty room, for the sake of convenience. what i heard, no mother should ever hear. this woman's son was held in isolation nearly 200 times at vielstone in north devon. put in a so—called "quiet room" without food, heating, or even a toilet. it was not a quiet room. it was far from a quiet room. how would you describe what happened there? barbaric. disgusting. unnecessary. it's shameful. before he was placed at vielstone her son was a resident at the no

after the bbc‘s debate from cambridge, eight days before the vote, featuring the leaders of ukip, plaid cymruns, the liberal democrats and labour parties. and representatives from the snp and the conservatives. but since the result, the omission from that line—up, and from most of the coverage of the democratic unionist party and other northern irish parties, has been questioned by viewers such as jack o'dwyer henry, who recorded this video for us. as a northern irish voter i was somewhat dissatisfied with the bbc‘s general election coverage because it didn't seem to include the parties from northern ireland and never the issues northern irish voters were concerned about in the election. i think this is especially obvious whenever it came to the big set piece television debates and interviews of the campaigns, such as the leaders debates, and the leaders interviews with andrew neil. first, i'd like to ask what the justification is for excluding all northern ireland parties from those programmes? and secondly, given that the dup is in such a prominent national position after the election, will

the liberal democrats' tim farron and plaid cymru, leanne wood, going to the polls, ending 50 days ofg the terrorist attacks in london and manchester. last time round, a windmill, a launderette and even a kitchen were pressed into service, transformed into polling stations for the day. 68 different parties are vying for votes this time around with a total field of more than 3300 candidates. we'll elect mps from 650 constituencies across the uk. 533 in england, a0 in wales, 59 in scotland and 18 in northern ireland. the polls close at 10pm tonight, with the exit poll immediately afterwards giving a hint of how things may have gone. the first seat is expected to declare a little before 11pm, the results will then stack up overnight with the full results on friday. and a look at the weather for the rest of today and the weekend. we have had a lot of cloud and rain for many parts of the country but not everywhere. this was kent, a few hours ago from one of our weather watchers, so some clear skies this evening. also plenty of showers in england and wales. persistent rain in northern irela

if you look at the way people voted, i think plaid cymru got 0.6% of the vote in 2015.cymru, in the audience? ijust do not believe that the audience was actually representative of the country. you also spoke about the sense that perhaps five of these leaders were essentially ganging up on amber rudd. what could or should the bbc have done differently in how they handled the whole thing? it was very difficult. it descended into chaos. it was a shouting slangy match. i thought amber rudd actually did very well, under a lot of aggression. i think that the presenter should have stopped some of this shouting. i think perhaps the bbc should have thought about the format — seven speakers is too much. perhaps there should have been two presenters. perhaps there should have been ground rules at the beginning about not making personal attacks and not shouting over people. basically it was a complete turnoff. i know a number of people who just turned off the tv, to watch the other side. and i think it would put most people off politics. well, the bbc, we did ask them for someone t

it is only by having a strong team of plaid cymru mps that will make sure that wales' voice is taken took place, lastjune. of course it's power here the parties are all competing for and they'll be using the last few hours of the campaign to win over waivering voters. to help to return their candidate to the house of commons. now, though, it's over to you. time to make your mind up and choose who you'd like to see as our next prime minister. let's cross now to the liberal democrat campaign bus. we've been hearing the main messages from the conservatives and labour from this final day of campaigning. how about the lib dems? well, like the other parties we are crisscrossing the country today. we were in total than a couple of hours today —— a couple of hours ago and then we were in twickenham, two seeds which voted overwhelmingly to remain in the eu. that is at the heart of the liberal democrat manifesto. they have dug themselves the anti—brexit party since the outset and they say if they are successful in the election tomorrow, they will give people the opportunity to have a say on th

it's a target seat for both plaid cymru and the conservatives.at are the choices influencing this art group on the island? the benefits have been cut drastically for a number of people and a lot of people i am aware of are struggling at the moment. i think this election is all about brexit. it's important for wales to get a good deal. like wales as a whole, people on anglesey voted to leave the european union. in the run—up to the referendum, ukip gained ground amongst welsh voters. this political expert believes what happens to that vote now could be important in a number of welsh seats. the suggestion is that ukip will not perform as well as they did in the 2015 general election so which way will ukip voters swing? will they go to the conservative party? ukip voters may even go to parties like the liberal democrats, it may be a way of registering a different kind of protest vote. at the other end of the country it's business as usual in cardiff bay. devolved politics has continued throughout this general election campaign but for some voters th

plaid cymru one four seats, up areas.ross britain and the leader upon the poll came third in boston and skegness. the greens kept their one mp caroline lucas, the co—leader of the party. the overall forger was done in selecting the trend away from the smaller parties towards the big two, labour and the tories. let's return to the bbc election special. good morning once again from the bbc‘s election centre. if you are just joining bbc‘s election centre. if you are justjoining us, you're waking up to the news that there is to be a hung parliament. there is not going to be a majority government of any colour, certainly not conservative, given some of the predictions we were used to in recent weeks. this is where we are with three seats to declare. 647 m, are with three seats to declare. 647 in, and the prediction is that the conservatives will be on 316, ten short of a majority in the house of commons. labour on 261 and we are looking at 29 seats gained for labour and the loss of 12 seats for the conservatives. not where mos

after the bbc‘s debate from cambridge, eight days before the vote, featuring the leaders of ukip, plaid cymruthe liberal democrats and labour parties. and representatives from the snp and the conservatives. but since the result, the omission from that line—up, and from most of the coverage of the democratic unionist party and other northern irish parties, has been questioned by viewers such as jack o'dwyer henry, who recorded this video for us. as a northern irish voter i was somewhat dissatisfied with the bbc‘s general election coverage because it didn't seem to include the parties from northern ireland and never the issues northern irish voters were concerned about in the election. i think this is especially obvious whenever it came to the big set piece television debates and interviews of the campaigns, such as the leaders debates, and the leaders interviews with andrew neil. first, i'd like to ask what the justification is for excluding all northern ireland parties from those programmes? and secondly, given that the dup is in such a prominent national position after the election, will the

plaid cymru members in this house and can i assure plaid cymru members in this house and can i assuresaster like this can never happen again. richard tracks. can my right honourable friend confirmed that the cladding is found to be illegal, other research comes back but other towers have been similarly clad that the public inquiry will extend its remote public inquiry will extend its re m ote to public inquiry will extend its remote to look at investigations into all towers that are similarly clad with the legal cladding if indeed it is illegal? what i did say to my honourable friend is that if illegal activity has taken place then that is a matter of the police and will form part of the criminal investigation by police will undertake. 0f investigation by police will undertake. of course the inquiry, it's not just undertake. of course the inquiry, it's notjust a question of what undertake. of course the inquiry, it's not just a question of what the inquiry does, it's a question of what we are doing now in relation to other tower blocks, that's why we're encouraging private landlords,

labour have 261, will put in the s np, the lib dems, plaid cymru and also the sole green mp, and theyrt of the magic number, and also short of the conservative number 313. so five short of the tories. but look what happens to the tories if you put the dup with them. the biggest party in the northern ireland assembly, ten seats and they are over that magic number. so they have potentially 328 mps. what kind of relationship would this be with the dup? three options, potentially. a formal coalition or a much more informal relationship with a vote on a vote by vote basis or what we call confidence and supply whereby the dup agrees to vote with the government on key issues like a budget or a vote that might bring down the government, in return for price. the one thing to say is that these two parties do have long—standing connections and the dup has voted with the conservatives many times before. a of important dates before we finish. june 13 is when the new parliament meets. after that, through the week new mps will be sworn in. this is the day by which theresa may has to be confident she

it is only by having a strong team of plaid cymru mps that will make sure that wales' voice is taken way it has been since the referendum took place, last june. of course it's power here the parties are all competing for and they'll be using the last few hours of the campaign to win over waivering voters. to help to return their candidate to the house of commons. now, though, it‘s overto you. time to make your mind up and choose who you‘d like to see as our next prime minister. now let‘s get the latest from the campaignjail. in a moment we‘ll be speaking to sima kotecha, who‘s with the liberal democrats, and catriona renton who‘s following the snp campaign, but first chris mason who‘s following labour and ben wright who‘s we will go to ben first of all. the latest there? a busy day, of course, for the prime minister. she began early at a meat market in london. it was down to southampton, to a labour—held marginal seat that the tories are clearly confident of winning. she appeared briefly at a bowls club and spoke to the members there and flew here it east anglia and on to the midland

labour, baroness sheehan from the liberal democrats, bob dhillon from ukip, and leanne wood from plaid cymrufollowing the horrific terror attack in manchester last week, campaigning for the election had been suspended. of course it has now resumed. but the events of manchester are still very much on people's minds. i was in the city reporting and i am from manchester. there were a lot of questions being asked in the aftermath. let's begin the debate today with talking about what happened in manchester, and looking at some of the issues that came from it. let's go to our first question. in light of the recent atrocities committed in manchester, should muslims do more to condemn terrorism within their communities? shailesh vara from the conservatives? let me express my deepest sympathies and condolences for the family and friends of those who tragically lost their lives in what was basically a very wicked and evil act, which has been condemned by the whole world. as far as community engagement is concerned, of course, there ought to be engagement by every citizen in the uk. but given that many

wood has told voters that a strong welsh voice in the brexit process can only be guaranteed by plaid cymruve government would pose a "threat" to public services in every part of wales. we face a number of threats from a tory government with an increased mandate, threats to people in our communities, threats to our nhs, and threats to the process of leaving the european union, to jobs and livelihoods. the election, in the later stages, was dominated by questions about security, following the terror attacks in london and manchester. but today, the parties were keen to refocus on their core messages, brexit for the conservatives, the future of the nhs, and public services for labour. 0ur correspondent, christian fraser, looks at some of the policy choices in these key areas. have you decided? what if you haven't? maybe we should look at some of the issues. where do the parties stand on them? the conservative party. they want to balance the budget by 2025. they are sticking with the plans they set out on personal tax allowance and they are sticking to vat. labour is pledging to inject 250 bill

it is only by having a strong team of plaid cymru mps that we can make su wail's voice is taken seriouslyst day of campaigning in more detail i‘m joined by caroline crampton, the assistant editor of the new statesman and tim shipman, political editor of the sunday times. does this last day matter, the final push to get the message over? does this last day matter, the final push to get the message over7m does this last day matter, the final push to get the message over? it is important for narrative purposes bgs you want to give your story the crescendo before voting day. i‘m not sure it matters so much to voters. people have already decide or they will decide in the ballot box in the last 2a hours. i don‘t think anything will change their minds. last 2a hours. i don‘t think anything will change their mindsm has been such a strange election. from the moment theresa may called it, with almost nobody expecting that, a surprise? yes the whole thing has been bizarre. a month ago, this was probably the most boring general election i have covered. and i'iow general election i have covered. and n

the liberal democrats' tim farron and plaid cymru's leanne wood all took the trip to the polls, bringingarguing and persuading, that was twice halted following the terror attacks in london and manchester. but for most today, voting is happening as it has always done, in places large and small. last time round, a windmill, a launderette and even a kitchen were pressed into service, transformed into polling stations for the day. 68 different parties are vying for votes this time around with a total field of more than 3,300 candidates. we will elect mps from 650 constituencies across the uk. 533 in england, a0 in wales, 59 in scotland and 18 in northern ireland. the polls close at 10pm tonight with the exit poll immediately afterwards giving a hint of how things may have gone. the first seat is expected to declare a little before 11pm, the results will then stack up overnight with the full results on friday. they've opened the bars early in washington today so people can watch what's being billed as the political version of the super bowl. the star will be former fbi directorjames comey, fi

greens, plaid cymru, and some labour mps to go against jeremy corbyn.k when the vote ends in about 15 minutes. the judge who is to lead the inquiry into the grenfell tower tragedy has promised to leave no stone unturned as he tries to get to the truth of what happened. sir martin moore—bick, a retired appeal courtjudge, has been asked by the prime minister to produce an interim report as early as possible. but his appointment has already been questioned by some. sir martin has said he is "doubtful" the process will be as wide—ranging as some residents hope. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died in the fire. the number is expected to rise in the months to come. our correspondent richard lister has more details. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected ? and this is the man now appointed to find the answe

we need a strong team of plaid cymru mps to make sure that wales is taken seriously cymru mps to make cymru mps to make sure that wales is taken seriously and not the lord in the way it has been since the referendum took place lastjune. the way it has been since the referendum took place last june. we are ata referendum took place last june. we are at a fork in the road and if you do not want to waste money on trident and look at ideas to make the country fit for the 21st century like a shorter working week, more investment in the nhs, then vote for the green party. plenty more to come. you're watching 100 days plus. i'm sure most of us would agree that the weather has been much better today compared to yesterday. tomorrow more cloud around and some rain as well. and in fact the weather did not last for very long, the fine weather across western areas of the uk. this cloud is rolling in from the atlantic, it has already brought rain to the south—west, wales, northern ireland. eastern areas staying dry for a time this evening before the crowd reaches you. 0verall for to of us this even

i voted for plaid cymru. why plaid?t we have plaid cymru or somebody else in there? exactly, let somebody else have a chance to screw it up. it's lunch time at the conservative club in the town centre. not much love for jeremy corbyn here. is it fair to say you are not big fans ofjeremy corbyn? definitely bloody not! come on, smile... behind the bar is theresa. no, not that one! labour until a couple of year ago, she voted to leave the eu and is now firmly behind the conservatives. that's not gone down well with her son jason, a strong jeremy corbyn supporter. if you were going to try to convince your mum to vote labour, what would you say? he's tried. well, if you look at the manifesto and stuff like that, it is built for working class people. yeah, but they don't deliver. they say that but they don't deliver. they still don't help the working class people, jas. now you've got jeremy corbyn who wants to start nationalising the railway and the big things. what's the cost going to be again? you know, the voters and every

in northern ireland, the dup have 10, sinn fein, seven, in wales, plaid cymru have four, and the greens in northern ireland. there are no ukip mps in the house of commons. by the house of commons. by the way, more than 200 women mps for the first time. so back to the government benches, they don't have enough for an overall majority. at this point they are short by eight, the conservatives. what to do? maybe they can bring in the democratic unionist party. the closest soul mates in politics inside the house of commons. here they are and the democratic unionists would do this. give them a majority of seven so over the line. they can govern but the conservatives will have to listen to what the dup are asking for. it is untidy, it is messy and humiliating for theresa may. jeremy vine, thank you. having called the general election to increase her majority and strenghen her position, theresa may lost 12 seats and with it her parliamentary majority. it wasn't all bad news as the scottish conservatives under leader ruth davidson made historic gains in scotland, where they won a dozen seats. th

spoken toa number of governments but also i have spoken to a number of mps across the chamber, plaid cymruher recognising that we must not come off that cliff edge. i think is important that we retain access to the single market the prime minister spoke about wanting to retain free trade but i would say we can do that by maintaining access to the single market. the chinese artist ai weiwei is an outspoken champion of human rights — views that led to his own detention in china in 2011. this week he's here in washington promoting one of his most significant works — 176 lego brick portraits of people he describes as freedom fighters. the installation is on display at the hirshhorn gallery where jane o'brien caught up with him. ai weiwei came up with the idea for trace, a sprawling portrait project, when he was incarcerated by the chinese authorities in 2011. he uses lego bricks to create pixelated images of 176 people he considers to be prisoners of conscience or free activists. they have strong beliefs, they are very brave. in most circumstances they know they could lose their life. they hav

it's only by having a strong team of plaid cymru mps will we make sure that wales' voice is taken seriouslyored in the way it has been since the referendum took place la st been since the referendum took place lastjune. been since the referendum took place last june. of course, been since the referendum took place lastjune. of course, it's been since the referendum took place last june. of course, it's power here, the parties are all competing for and they will be using the last few hours of the campaign to try and win over any wavering voters to help return their candidates to the house of commons. now, though, it's over to you, time to make your mind up and choose who you'd like to see as oui’ and choose who you'd like to see as our next prime minister. a short while agojeremy corbyn was in colwyn bay in north wales. our correspondent dan johnson says it's been another big turnout to see the labour leader. across the country we have seen these huge rallies, jeremy corbyn able to draw thousands of people to him and a familiar pattern where there are more people than the labour party has ex

i'm joined now by the plaid cymru mp liz saville—roberts and snp mp stewart hosie.what vicky was saying. are you feeling emboldened in that it does seem that every mp now has significance. we have seen the effect of stella creasy this afternoon and how the government has caved in and i welcome that. we're looking at the amendment ahead of us and in all honesty we have full membership of the single market and the customs union and the maths on that is very interesting. that exact amendment is the best outcome wales could hope for in relation to our economy and jobs. if every member of parliament of wales voted for that and the entire labour party that in itself could bring down the government. would that be your hope given that the country is in this state of flux, perhaps your constituents have a slightly different view about what they want to happen or is the plan that we must bring the government down? in terms of brexit and specifics, if we could change the position of the government to guarantee we stay in the single market and keep the free movement of people w

labour on 25 seats, the conservatives on 11, plaid cymru on three, the lib dems have one.ve been speaking to the pundits, there is an expectation they will not make any ground, the ukip vote could be spread between all the other parties which could make for an interesting outcome. but will labour lose seats as many people have predicted, it seems the opinion polls that labour will hold in wales and keep the majority but it remains to be seen how much of a majority that will be, we'll find out week. leading surgeons say the number of patients waiting more than six months for treatment in england has nearly tripled over four years. the royal college of surgeons has analysed data since march 2013 — a time when targets were being met. our health editor hugh pym has more. the target for waiting times for routine surgery and treatment in england is 18 weeks. the head of nhs england, simon stephens, recently said that performance would be allowed to slip because of other urgent health service priorities. but the royal college of surgeons argue this will mean increasing numbers of

the liberal democrats' tim farron and plaid cymru's leanne wood all took the trip to the polls, bringingbating, arguing and persuading that was twice halted following the terror attacks in london and manchester. but for most today, voting is happening as it has always done, in places large and small. last time round, a windmill, a launderette and even a kitchen were pressed into service, transformed into polling stations for the day. 68 different parties are vying for votes this time around with a total field of more than 3,300 candidates. we'll elect mps from 650 constituencies across the uk. 533 in england, a0 in wales, 59 in scotland and 18 in northern ireland. the polls close at 10pm tonight, with the exit poll immediately afterwards giving a hint of how things may have gone. the first seat is expected to declare a little before 11pm, the results will then stack up overnight with the full results on friday. and just a reminder that the bbc‘s main election programme, fronted by david dimbleby, starts at 9.55pm tonight on bbc one and here on the bbc news channel. you can watch the full

let's put in plaid cymru, and also the one green mp.umber on 313. so they're five short of where the conservatives are. but then look what happens to the conservatives if you put the dup with them. the biggest party in the northern ireland assembly, ten seats, and they're over that magic number. so they have potentially 328 mp5. what kind of relationship with this be with the dup? well, there are three options, potentially. a formal coalition, or they could have a much more informal relationship where they vote on a vote—by—vote basis. or they could have what we call "confidence and supply", whereby the dup agree to vote with the government on key issues like a budget, or a vote that might bring down the government, in return for a price. the one thing to say, though, is that these two parties do have long—standing connections, and the dup has voted with the conservatives many times before. a couple of important dates for you before we finish. this one — june 13th. that is when the new parliament meets. after that through the week new m

after the bbc‘s debate from cambridge, eight days before the vote, featuring the leaders of ukip, plaid cymrus been questioned by viewers such as jack 0‘dwyer henry, who recorded this video for us. as a northern irish voter i was somewhat dissatisfied with the bbc‘s general election coverage because it didn‘t seem to include the parties from northern ireland and never the issues northern irish voters were concerned about in the election. i think this is especially obvious whenever it came to the big set piece television debates and interviews of the campaigns, such as the leaders debates, and the leaders interviews with andrew neil. first, i‘d like to ask what the justification is for excluding all northern ireland parties from those programmes? and secondly, given that the dup is in such a prominent national position after the election, will the bbc reconsider this for future general election coverage? let‘s discuss some of those issues which the bbc‘s head of news gathering, jonathan munro. jonathan, let‘s start with the dup. in hindsight was it a mistake, it was, wasn‘t it, not to include

the snp on 35, the lib dems on 12, plaid cymru on four and the greens with one.eresa may is reaching out to the democratic unionist party in northern ireland for support. with the ten dup mps the conservatives will have a working majority in the house of commons. but there are early signs that for some this will be an uncomfortable alliance. the dup is anti abortion and northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same—sex marriage is not legal. scottish conservative leader ruth davidson last night sought assurances that any deal with the dup must not affect gay rights across the uk. meanwhile, concerns remain over whether the prime minister can hold on. one senior tory has told the bbc it she has to go. and this was the transport secretary chris grayling on the bbc‘s question time. secretary chris grayling on the bbc's question time. she needs to stay as prime minister for the future. what was once sold as a strong and stable now feels ever shaky. for the latest, let's speak to our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, who is at downing street this morn

the good people will be represented bya the good people will be represented by a plaid cymru member again congratulate both you and the father of the house. i am sure honourable and right honourable members on both sides of the house look forward to the right honourable memberfor the insightful, knowledgeable and confident interventions during what is likely to be one of the most lively and most important parliaments of recent years. not least, of course, because the matter mainly before us in this place, the matter of the uk's place in europe, has been one of the central political concerns for so long, we look forward to his contributions. i also congratulate you and hope that you will continue in your positive attitude towards the workings of this place, to the modernisation of that working, to the rights of backbenchers and lastly, to the fair treatment you always provided for the smaller parties. caroline lucas. cani the smaller parties. caroline lucas. can i associate myself and my party with the comments made by the prime minister and others about those atrocities in manchester and

and plaid cymru on three. and the greens on one.ng for the moment atjust one. and that is what we are holding for the moment at just after two telly. we are ten minutes later the news on the hour because so much is happening in the election centre of the bbc. let's now have our news. and wejoin reeta chakrabarti. hello. with more than 90 seats counted in the general election, labour have gained three — one from the snp in scotland and three from the tories in wales. an exit poll for the bbc, itv and sky has predicted the tories will be the biggest party, but that they won't win a commons majority. it says they will have lost 17 seats, while labour will have made gains. tom bateman has the very latest. the night began with a big projection — the exit poll. studied closely by all of the politicians. but remember, it's still just a forecast. it has the conservatives as the largest party, but short of an overall majority. labour have held wrexham, an area theresa may visited several times during the campaign. they have held on in darlin

plaid cymru won four seats, that's up one, and the liberal democrats lost their only welsh mp. seems to be highest in areas with a significant number of younger voters. some labour politicians are already ascribing their successes to a high turnout of 18 to 24 year olds. young voter turnout is estimated at 72 per cent, with turnout overall two per cent up at 69 per cent, the biggest since 1997. the outcome raises doubts about whether brexit talks can begin later this month. european council president donald tusk has tweeted that he "did not know when the talks would start — only when they had to end". butjean claude juncker, the commission president, says the eu is ready for negotiations, and he hopes the uk will form a government as soon as possible. now back to huw edwards wtih the bbc‘s election special. good morning once again. we are one seat away from the full count of results. we just have one seat to go and that is kensington in central london. we havejust had cornwall north come in as a conservative hold. so where are we at the moment? the conservatives on 318 and labo

it is clear the plaid cymru are against brexit. —— the guinea are against brexit. whole, it has to work for everybody and suit everybody. it has two not harm the economy, that is a crucial part of that. do you have any confident that is the stance being taken here? i do not. it is quite clear that the majority of the people in the north of ireland wa nted people in the north of ireland wanted to remain in europe. i think thatis wanted to remain in europe. i think that is what we and other party should be bringing here and lobbying the british government in making sure that is the case. we will be arguing that case. ministers will be arguing that case. ministers will be arguing that case and with the mps in westminster they will be arguing that case. we do not take our seats but we will work with other parties and we will put our point of view across strongly. any deal ever done here has to be agreed and needs to be agreed by the stormont executive. all roads had —— have to lead back to stormont. 0k. all roads had —— have to lead back to stormont. ok. i all roads ha

election coverage, at 5:35pm on the bbc news channel, we will be speaking to the commissioner of plaid cymruon. the heaviest rain has beenin afternoon. the heaviest rain has been in the south—east, but brighter conditions following on from the west. a different story from scotland, an area of low pressure sitting across the far north—east, and the rainbow linger here for much of the afternoon. —— the rain will linger here. scattered showers and blustery winds through northern ireland, gusts of wind still possible in excess of 40 mike to 50 miles per hourfurther possible in excess of 40 mike to 50 miles per hour further inland. possible in excess of 40 mike to 50 miles per hourfurther inland. —— 45 to 50. blustery conditions elsewhere, some showers heavy, possibly with hail and even some thunder. top temperatures disappointed by this time of year, factor in that wind, it is not going to feel great out there. the wind. to ease down through the night as the area of low pressure slowly moves north and east, but it will linger across north—east england and eastern scotland for quite some time. el