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the welsh labour leadership _ in the my country. labour leadership earned him the first minister post, but it did not stop questions within his own party. he denies any wrongdoing and describe the vote as a desperate gimmick stage by campaigning conservatives. the welsh conservatives. the welsh conservative senate leader said he lost the confidence of people. you're live with bbc news. the king, queen and prince of wales have joined world war ii veterans who marked the 80th anniversary of d—day. british, american, canadian french troops ended up on utah and omaha beaches, taking the germans by surprise. change the course of world war ii. the events are taking place both in france and in the uk, including a vigil. the princess royal paid tribute to d—day veterans gathering in normandy to remember colleagues and their efforts. a minute's silence was observed. sophie raworth spoke to one veteran, 98—year—old lloyd harrison, who were selected on his experience. memories of the day, all the men in the world... swimming, sinking, scrambli

will the conservative attacks on the welsh labour government record on nhs waiting times see them hang there is different than it, with a uk labour government at a welsh labour government. you can start to see some tensions already emerging over things like future devolution of power or not, future money, this will or not, so plenty of drama and intrigue and subplots still to come. and that's all from us here in carmarthen tonight. reeta, back to you. well, staying with the election, as you know, we've been testing claim and counter—claim — with particularly close scrutiny of the two main westminster parties. senior labourfigures have been claiming that homeowners will pay £11,800 more on their mortgage if the conservatives win the election. it's an assertion that nick eardley from bbc verify is going to put to the test. earlier in the campaign we looked at rishi sunak�*s dubious claim labour would put tax up £2,000. now, there's a claim from labour that risks misleading people too. this is it — that mortgages would go up £11,800 under the conservatives. mentioned on the airwaves by se

he won the welsh labour leadership, but it - labour leadership, but it didn't stop questions within hismick staged by campaigning conservatives. the welsh senedd conservative leaders that he had lost the confidence of the people of wales. confidence of the people of wales. why would bbc —— in myanmar. in the west of the country. the soldiers were looking for supporters of the ark and army, who inflicted serious defeats on the army. the ruling military counsel has denied the accusations. let's bring in the bbc�*s thou seathwaite —— southeast asia correspondentjonathan head. correspondent jonathan head. what correspondentjonathan head. what more can you tell us? well, my burmese colleagues have been talking to survivors of what was clearly a very brutal event. certainly some kind of massacre that started last wednesday, just over a week ago, when soldiers went into this village on the outs outskirts of the main town in western rakhine state. one of the last places that military hunters... undera lot the last places that military hunters... under a lot of pressure. we think they got two or

andrew rt davies, who was the welsh labour conservative leader here, said that he is squatting in downingeet, so they're very keen to point out that though they have their own troubles, they're not alone by any means. labour in wales also have a lot of troubles too. >> justin, just before you go , >> justin, just before you go, there seems to be sort of fairground music around you. where are you and what's the hubbub ? hubbub? >> yeah, i'm in some bath warehouse . there's lots of bars warehouse. there's lots of bars behind me, covered in cardboard sinks and so on. and basically there's a speaker to my right which is pumping out fairly genenc which is pumping out fairly generic , pop music. so, yeah, generic, pop music. so, yeah, i'm sorry about i'm sorry about that, i hope. >> i was hoping there'd be teacups and carousels, but no, it's just it's just a bath stall. well katherine forster, thank you very much for joining us and catch up with you later. >> it does sound a bit, doesn't it? like there's a fairground . it? like there's a fairground. >> yeah, yeah, just imagining mary poppins on

clear of that financial scandal but it is hugely problematic for the labour government in wales and it is myjob as a leader of the welsh parliament to hold that government and the first minister to power. you saw the elections coming, not just this election, but the senned election. you had to pull out of the agreement with the labour party so that people know what plaid cymru is? some people would like political distinction between parties. in wales no one party has ever had an overall majority and parties have had to work together in all sorts of different ways. we have had labour and conservatives are working together on committees. the lib dems have been in coalition, we have been in a co—operation agreement with the welsh government because we go into politics to get things done. what happened when the first minister came in, he showed a change of direction and attitude towards the kind of radical things we were trying to put in, like the cooperation agreement, then there was the scandal on top of that and too many distractions and it was time to go separate ways. will you carry on until you get rid of him? can yo

, not the party, not welsh labour, not the labour party.s even worse that it wasn't just, you know, to for him. >> i mean , it was it was for >> i mean, it was it was for a leadership campaign. but, but i think, i mean, i think it has it has really stained him and it's i think it's a terrible shame. >> it's interesting though, if you say party donations need to be looked at. of course, the conservatives get tend to get more, but then they need to because they're not funded by the unions. >> well, the union unions need to be looked at don't they. well, well, the thing about the unions is, is, is, is people have to people opt in. i mean, the unions are a bunch of people and most i mean, union members want, want the labour to win. i mean, they know what's going on. it's all it's i mean, you know, the, the companies that give it i mean, they don't talk to their shareholders about whether they can do it. they don't talk to their employees about whether we can do it. but, i mean, i was out last night with somebody. i mean, a mausi terrible, terri

and he's worth 5 million. >> are you a welsh labour voter? >> are you a welsh labour voter?not very helpful for sir keir starmer either, is it? in the middle of a general election campaign , catherine, election campaign, catherine, last week we had keir starmer in wales and we know in the past he's hailed wales as the blueprint for how he will govern the united kingdom as prime minister. >> wales has been under labour control since devolution . he control since devolution. he could intervene behind the scenes or even publicly to say to vaughan gething be off with you because this is embarrassing , it's going to drag the labour vote down. or do you think he just wants to get get this to just wants to get get this to just to go away so that he doesn't resign during a general election campaign? what's going on with starmer ? on with starmer? >> well, i do wonder whether either he might hang on for now and then stand down after the general election. of course, we don't know. i did think it was interesting when i was at the welsh labour launch of , you welsh labour launch of, you

he's only been in the post since march, after winning the welsh labour leadership. vaughan gething.ion he had accepted from a company whose owner had convictions for illegally dumping waste. mr gething insists everything was done by the book, but his opponents sensed an opportunity, leading to a no—confidence vote. it is aboutjudgment, transparency and honesty. those are the three points before us. it is not a general electioneering. it is about what are the first minister has undertaken and the calls that he has made. this isn't tribal party politics. this is about the good name of government. and, more importantly, the person at the top of that government, that rightly is expected to set the tone for that government. that person sat below and listened, sometimes in tears, before giving his own defence. it does hurt deeply when my intentions are questioned. . | i have never, ever made a decisionj in more than a decade as a minister for personal or financial gain. never. but spot the empty seats. they too tell a story. a minister sacked by mr gething, and a labour member who'd criti

labour has been the dominant force in welsh politics for over a century.for health, education and agriculture. in this election, its record in power has come under real scrutiny. so has its new leader in wales, vaughan gething, who lost a vote of no confidence in the senedd, but insists he can lead labour to success. i'm confident that i can regain the trust of the senedd. i'm confident that i can do the job i've been elected to do just a few short weeks ago. and people will see the difference that we can make with two labour governments working together. yes, we're here and we're ready to start. if change is coming, the parents here in ammanford want to feel it in their pockets. the cost of living and childcare in particular can feel punishing. people are skint and my classes certainly, i've got parents on maternity leave so they are looking for ways to cut corners. what's important. to me is that we can provide for the family, and at the minute, - by the time i go back to work, it's all going on childcare. - the offerforfamilies in wales is different to

labour has been the dominant force in welsh politics for over a century.ure. in this election, its record in power has come under real scrutiny. so has its new leader in wales, vaughan gething, who lost a vote of no confidence in the senedd, but insists he can lead labour to success. i'm confident that i can regain the trust of the senedd. i'm confident that i can do the job i've been elected to do just a few short weeks ago. and people will see the difference that we can make with two labour governments working together. yes, we're here and we're ready to start. if change is coming, the parents here in ammanford want to feel it in their pockets. the cost of living and childcare in particular can feel punishing. people are skint and my classes certainly, i've got parents on maternity leave so they are looking for ways to cut corners. what's important i to me is that we can provide for the family, and at the minute, i by the time i go back to work, it's all going on childcare. the offerforfamilies in wales is different to england, less generous, say the con

if welsh labour voters weren't convinced, reform seemed to be pitching for them. no, no, listen to me, listen very carefully. the labour party was founded to represent the interests of working people. that is why it was founded, from the trade union movement. they are really not the party of labour any more, they're the party of welfare. the final question on immigration, leading to a testy exchange. rwanda is a very good... you still have it on the table. 390... you don't have a plan for immigration. we do! we know what labour's plan for immigration is because we've seen it in wales, it's to try and get people more benefits, whether it's universal, basic income, and then try and get them legal aid as well. 0h, shame on you. that's what you were doing in wales. shame on you. and after 60 minutes, it was over. polite handshakes to end a lively contest. we'll know the final result in a fortnight�*s time. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. elsewhere on the campaign trail today — the snp have been promoting their plans for growth as well plans to cut vat for businesses

and pressure has been building ever since his leadership campaign to become the welsh labour leader andrds his leadership campaign. back in march, it was all smiles when vaughan gething became welsh labour leader and the first minister of wales. but during the campaign and ever since, the pressure has continued on him around the £200,000 donation given towards his leadership fight from a company run by this man, david neal, who has twice been convicted of environmental offences. on monday it emerged that another of mr neal's companies, resources management ltd, was linked to a criminal investigation at the time of the donation. and yesterday, the issue was raised by both opposition party leaders at first minister's questions. there's a vote of confidence in you tomorrow here, first minister. are you going to win? again, i go back to reminding the member that on all occasions i've answered truthfully and honestly about what happened, the due diligence that was necessary and indeed the fact that no rules have been broken. with the senedd evenly split between the opposition and his party,

mr gething won the welsh labour leadership in march, earning him the post.tion he accepted from a company whose owner had convictions for illegally dumping waste.mr gething denies any wrongdoing. he described the no confidence vote as a "desperate gimmick" staged by campaigning conservatives. but the welsh conservative senedd leader said he had "lost the confidence of the people of wales". you're live with bbc news. thursday marks the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings — and commemorative events have been taking place in france and in the uk. june 6th, 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on the beaches of normandy, taking the germans by surprise and changing the course of world war two.(oov) in portsmouth two. in portsmouth on the english south coast, the king, the queen, and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d—day vetera ns. more than a0 british veterans have travelled to normandy — the youngest is 98 years—old. the main event will go ahead thursday at the british normandy memorial at ver—sur—mer. d

the welsh labour leader. they're reduced to tears as he faces being turfed out less than 100 days into the job. on my panel tonight is the director of popular conservatives, mark littlewood, landlord and activist adam brooks and author rebecca reid. oh yes, and ed davey has just announced another big policy. here we go . big policy. here we go. >> we will. >> we will. >> get ready britain. here we go are some illegal migrants ungrateful? next . ungrateful? next. >> patrick. thank you and good evening. well, the latest stories from the gb newsroom tonight are that both king charles and queen camilla were both visibly upset today, heanng both visibly upset today, hearing about veterans experiences of d—day during commemorative events . the royal commemorative events. the royal couple have been in portsmouth , couple have been in portsmouth, marking 80 years since the world war ii operation began , and war ii operation began, and princess anne has been attending a service in france . speaking a service in france

the party holds 30 of the 60 seats in the welsh parliament, he needed all of his labour colleagues toi have never ever made a decision in more than a decade as a minister for personal or financial gain. never. than a decade as a minister for personal orfinancial gain. never. i personal or financial gain. never. i do personal orfinancial gain. never. i do not doubt the sincerity behind some of the questions that the motion touches on today, even if the motion touches on today, even if the motion is transparently designed for another purpose. i hope the people in this chamber and beyond will take a moment to reflect on the sincerity with which i have answered and continue to answer these questions. i will not shy away from scrutiny and challenge.— i will not shy away from scrutiny and challenge. martin, i do believe i and challenge. martin, i do believe i pronounce — and challenge. martin, i do believe i pronounce that _ and challenge. martin, i do believe i pronounce that awfully _ and challenge. martin, i do believe i pronounce that awfully at - and challenge. martin, i do believe i p

on one because he doesn't want, played comrie up there saying how disastrously, they view the welsh laboure. and the scandal around vaughan gething and all of that. the leader of wales. no, no laboun the leader of wales. no, no labour. he also well he knows, he knows at worst at very, very worst he'll bat a draw and batting a draw when you're 20 to 25 points in front is fantastic . 25 points in front is fantastic. >> right. whereas rishi is saying, what can i do ? and the saying, what can i do? and the answer is, unfortunately, thanks to nigel coming out in the way he has, there is nothing he can do. nobody is listening and i'm afraid it's time to move on. thank you rishi, it's been a pleasure. >> the emotional state is also to shine through, right? going to shine through, right? because obviously keir starmer is flying high, whereas rishi sunak, no matter how strong he is as a character and how hard working and whatever sense of responsibility he feels to lead his party into the elections, he's going to be feeling horrible and this is going to shine through. >> it's interesting, though, b

the welsh labour leader.n 100 days into the job. on my panel tonight is the director of popular conservatives, mark littlewood, landlord and activist adam brooks and author rebecca reid. oh yes, and ed davey has just announced another big policy. here we go . big policy. here we go. >> we will. >> we will. >> get ready britain. here we go are some illegal migrants ungrateful? next .

if welsh labour voters weren't convinced, reform seemed to be pitching for them. labour any more, they are the party of welfare. the final question on immigration leading to a testy exchange. rwanda is a very good... oh, you still have it on the table? crosstalk. you don't have a plan for immigration. we do! we know what labour's plan for immigration is, because we've seen it in wales. it's to try to get people more benefits, whether it's universal basic income, and then try to get them legal aid as well. 0h, shame on you. that's what you were doing in wales. and after 60 minutes it was over. polite handshakes to end a lively contest. we'll know the final result in a fortnight�*s time. hywel griffith, bbc news. a court in switzerland has sentenced four members of britain's richest family — over exploitation and illegal employment. it was alleged the hinduja family imported workers from india and paid them as little as seven pounds a day. the family were acquitted on a charge of human trafficking. the prosecutor has called for their immediate arrest. they were not

welsh labour has been in power year for 25 years, a funds. a manifesto based on values, ambition, equality, hope and an honest recognition that we must find money to fund public services. not by making workers pay more taxes, but by making sure that those with a broader shoulders pay theirfair share. our manifesto is grounded in the fundamental belief that wales, is supposedly an equal partner, deserves ourfair share is supposedly an equal partner, deserves our fair share of funding and ambition to invest in our communities, using the natural wealth that is currently siphoned off to london. our sovereign wealth fund would be transformational for poor communities that have to long scene that natural wealth obstructed. i introduced the crown estate devolution bill in the last parliament. labour refused to support it. we need to elect more plaid cymru mps to force labour to take notice of our demands. and on policing and justice, only plaid cymru has an evidence—based policy to create safer communities through well resourced services, with polic

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a short while ago welsh labour launches 2024 election manifesto setting out the party's plans.ts, working people, and business, so that we can lead to some of the new industries of the future, in renewable energy and carbon capture and storage, and artificial intelligence, life sciences. and so we can ensure a stronger future for all of our industries and all of our communities. and so the communities which powered the last industrial revolution can play their part in the next industrial revolution also. and we need reform, reform of our politics. labour is the party of devolution and we will push power out of westminster and work in partnership with the welsh labour government. and reform of ourjobs market. to make work pay with a new deal for working market. to make work pay with a new dealfor working people market. to make work pay with a new deal for working people and market. to make work pay with a new dealfor working people and giving working people the security they deserve to thrive. a new model for growth. with wheels thing a crucial part. five missions for a decade o

however, it's 30 labour members and 30 other members. tories, welsh, to get, money from i think he's a bit of a dodgy character, i think, isn't he? or the company? he's got the fella and i'm quite sure, but no, he's. >> he'll be all right. okay. yeah let's wait and see how it goes. >> we're joined now by andrew rt davies, leader of the welsh conservatives. good morning andrew. now those people looked a little ambivalent about the issue. to be fair. they sort of shrugged . let's see how it goes, shrugged. let's see how it goes, how will it go ? how will it go? >> well good morning bevan. >> well good morning bevan. >> good morning andrew. >> good morning andrew. >> at the moment, who knows, i can control my own group, which has moved the motion this afternoon in the first minister of having no confidence. >> and it boils down to three things. it boils down to the judgement . judgement. >> taking this massive donation to his leadership campaign from an individual who's got two criminal convictions, transparency around messages that were deleted during t

i'm not a representative of the welsh labour party.tly miles ahead of the opposition in wales , so the electorate doesn't seem to be too perturbed by what's happening to the labour party in wales. and obviously the electorate in wales will have their say on the welsh ministers lost a no confidence. i'm not saying it's a good thing and obviously i think ideally when a first minister or prime minister lose the vote of confidence, they should follow. i believe so, but at the same time, the people, the people of wales will have the chance to make their verdict on the 4th of july. >> we've also got labour launching their manifesto this morning a little bit later in the show as well. carol, did you see any of the debate last night, or have you read the headunes night, or have you read the headlines about it this morning? they both both sir keir starmer and rishi sunak came across as at at best kind of diplomat, overly diplomatic and at worst, lying. >> well, starmer, it was an interview, wasn't it wasn't. i mean, i thought sunak came across

boundary changes what can their favour so they will potentially do well, polling well even though the welsh labourcotland and northern ireland, when it comes to the nhs and education they are devolved so when it comes to policy decisions regarding those things they are made in cardiff but everything else in terms of benefits and emigration and bigger taxes all come from the uk treasury so when you look at the polls the number one thing people are voting on as the nhs although that is devolved but the money does still come from the uk government and at that as an increase in westminster that the filter to the budgets here so the art into plain but also not at the same time. art into plain but also not at the same time-— art into plain but also not at the same time. . . , ., ~ , ., same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour— same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of _ same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the _ same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the picture i same time. clear as ever. thank you. that is a flavour of the picture o

but polls also it does not seem to be dented the labour party in opposing general with the election, so the welshd not. you mentioned the debate _ timing be worse. it could not. you mentioned the debate that - timing be worse. it could not. you mentioned the debate that took i timing be worse. it could not. you . mentioned the debate that took place from 45 minutes ago, members on both sides of it really high—quality debate and you had some really strong words from both sides on vaughan gething becoming emotional at the words of support by members from his own party. from the opposition, their point was that this was a question of integrity and honesty for the first minister, that he had not been clean about certain aspects, that he had not been forthright in what had happened and thatis forthright in what had happened and that is why it has led to the situation. my guess, the timing could not be worse. he had only been in thejob for three could not be worse. he had only been in the job for three months or so and things really have not caught the plan. there has been pressure regarding the donati

i live in wales, where welsh labour have been running the country for 25 years.fidence in him as first minister. he's come out over the weekend saying i want a fresh start. he's not looking at, you know, adhering to that vote. and all of that came off the back of receiving £200,000 donations for his political campaign to get elected from a convicted criminal or an environmental thing. so the public want him out. he doesn't want to go out. so no wonder the public generally across the rest of the uk, as in wales, is fed up with politicians and it'll be interesting to see what the turnout is like for the next election, i think. >> yeah. do you think that, brexit was a was a i've been asking people watching and listening today to get in touch with the moment they more or less gave up on politicians. i wonder if brexit was a tipping point , jamie, where we put our point, jamie, where we put our faith in in our elected individuals. okay like it olympic. we voted this way, get the job done. we had four years of watching them trying to overturn that vote, trying to have

. >> speaking about how the welsh labour party is imploding and has kicked the plied agreement out ofael and palestine as well. perhaps it's actually suits both of these gentlemen who are perhaps uniquely unpopular as party leaders, to avoid any criticism from the smaller parties. >> it's one of the few areas of real, probably agreement in a general election campaign that in a sense, you would end up with, as i say, both the captain of the red team and the captain of the red team and the captain of the red team and the captain of the blue team sort of stood there like rorke's drift, fending off, political attacks from from left and right and all over the place. so i think, i think this is, this is the forum where we might get, more light than heat, but it may be that, of course , in the context of the of course, in the context of the rest of the campaign, that there has to be full balance. there has to be full balance. there has to be a format where other party leaders are invited as well. so we'll wait and see what happens on that score. but this will probably be in terms of telling

yes. >> in this man on the screen. >> in this man on the screen. >> the coalition deal between welsh labour well, there's a real chance that he could lose his the vote today because two members of the labour party , assembly members labour party, assembly members are sick and it's not clear whether they can vote remotely or not. >> are they really sick? because i here's the suspicion, gloria. these are two people, one of whom was sacked from his , whom was sacked from his, indeed, hannah blythyn and one of whom has been very critical over this donation scandal. he took hundreds of thousands of pounds from a convicted criminal. yeah, it was a big, big scandal. it's the big impetus behind this vote. are they really ill or is this a political game play? well i can't tell you whether or not those two people are really ill or not. >> they have said that they are ill. so let's take them up their word, shall we? listen i would just say, that i think you know, the tories put this down not expecting to win. by the way , expecting to win. by the way, they put it down to create some mischief, to make

but the welsh , have had labour in power welsh, have had labour in power since on and off with coalitions covering themselves in glory down in one. so it's interesting that keir didn't mention the nhs, which is one thing. i would have gone in heavier there. yeah. >> you missed a trick. do you think your thoughts eamonn calocane you heard him speak there, he said, now it's time for bold action. labour are not matching our pledge of defence spending, which is one of the main points, i know. >> but the thing is , i think >> but the thing is, i think when you spend the whole time slating the other side and you don't really have much to say for yourself and everything, you know, that was an actual point . know, that was an actual point. >> that's an actual point he made there, in defence of the conservatives was almost excusing it like, well, we could have done better, but, you know, covid we could have done better. but the war in ukraine, he didn't actually say anything. any vision going forwards. didn't actually say anything. any vision going forwards . and any vision going forwards. and it

. >> yes, i mean keir starmer of course, previously said that welsh labour was his blueprint for what so i think this is an attempt really to try and, you know, put guns on labour. after a very successful few weeks, making inroads into the tory vote. okay. >> well, we look forward to seeing what's unveiled there. can we just talk about wes streeting is absolutely disastrous interview yesterday on the round where he seemed to i think the mail have it this morning. let the cat out of the bag on tax saying that this what we've laid out in our manifesto, is not the sum total of our spending plan . so you can read spending plan. so you can read that, can't you, as saying they're going to raise taxes at some point? >> i think that's very much reading between the lines what people are thinking. and you know, actually, if you talk to most economists, they will say whoever is in power will have to raise tax. i mean, this was in response to the nuffield trust saying, look, you know, the spending on the nhs is only going to go up less than it did under the coalition years. and the so—called aust

i want to point out that you are in a corporate —— you were in a corporation agreement with welsh labourhan anything is assurance that sustainability would be built in for the workforce within the nhs. workforce planning and giving support to your pay packet, but all those other means that show you are valued as a health worker. nigel farage?_ you are valued as a health worker. nigel farage? whether it is wales, scotland or england, _ nigel farage? whether it is wales, scotland or england, we _ nigel farage? whether it is wales, scotland or england, we know- nigel farage? whether it is wales, scotland or england, we know that| scotland or england, we know that whilst _ scotland or england, we know that whilst you — scotland or england, we know that whilst you can get great care, the nhs model isn't working. you can't -et nhs model isn't working. you can't get gp— nhs model isn't working. you can't get gp appointments, things we have grown _ get gp appointments, things we have grown up taking for granted. they can argue — grown up taking for granted. they can argue that it is all money —

well, the first thing i'd say is that the first thing i'd say is that the labour run welsh parliamentnned gb news turns. >> and i'll just say this right. i get that people are frustrated with my party with me. it's been a difficult few years with covid, the war in ukraine. we haven't got everything right. we haven't got everything right. we haven't made as much progress as we would have liked in some areas. but this is not a by—election your vote can make a difference. this is a choice about our country's future and the impact it will have on your family finances. do not give labour a blank cheque to do what they want. do not surrender to them. >> so that was the prime minister joining me. now. gb ministerjoining me. now. gb news political editor christopher hope, as well as my panel gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and the journalist and conservative peer paul goodman, christopher i think we were all pretty wide eyed watching that interview. it's as though we had not seen this rishi sunak before, or certainly i don't think we've seen him during this campaign. i think

now russell george — a conservative member of the welsh parliament is being looked into as well. labourf its candidates — kevin craig — who admitted he had bet against himself losing in a suffolk constituency. and a cabinet minister said he was joking when he told the bbc he'd won more than 2,000 pounds on the timing of the election. here's our political editor chris mason. this is craig williams, a friend and parliamentary aide to the prime minister, he turned down my request for an interview but said this on social media this afternoon. i remain on the ballot paper on the 11th ofjuly and i hope to secure your support after years of delivering. i committed an error ofjudgment, not an offence, and i want to reiterate my apology directly to you. that video followed this statement from the conservative party this morning. as a result of an ongoing internal inquiry, we have concluded that we can no longer support craig williams or laura saunders as part of parliamentary candidates at the forthcoming general election. and so, on the radio at lunch time, one key question. why has this decisi

he was defeated in the welsh parliament because two of his labour colleagues were sick and

a fifth conservative figure, russell george, a member of the welsh parliament, is being looked into as well. labourandidates who admitted placing a bet that he would lose in the seat he is standing in. here's our political editor chris mason. this is craig williams, a friend and parliamentary aide to the prime minister, he turned down my request for an interview but said this on social media this afternoon. i remain on the ballot paper on the fourth ofjuly and i hope to secure your support after years of delivering. i committed an error ofjudgement, not an offence, and i want to reiterate my apology directly to you. that video followed this statement from the conservative party this morning. and so, on the radio at lunch time, one key question. why has this decision been taken now not a week or more ago? well, look, i'm as disappointed and angry as the prime minister is and various other conservative spokesmen who have commented on this in recent days. these bets should not have been placed, and it is right that we've had this internal process and those inquiries have led to the decision today to s

>> well, the first thing i'd say is that the labour run welsh parliament have banned gb news.lls you what they think about gb news and gb news viewers. right. i've come and done gb news, people's forum several talk directly to your viewers because i respect them and i want to make sure that they know i'm addressing their concerns and i'll just say this right. i get that people are frustrated with my party, with me. it's been a difficult few years with covid, the war in ukraine. we haven't got everything right. we haven't made as much progress as we would have liked in some areas. but this is not a by—election. your vote can make a difference. this is a choice about our country's future and the impact it will have on your family finances. do not give labour a blank cheque to do what they want. do not surrender to them. if you do not vote conservative, your taxes are going up. we will become the soft touch of europe when it comes to migration. the net zero reforms that i put in place will be reversed. we will invest less in your in our defence, your pension will be taxed. that's

now russell george, a conservative member of the welsh parliament, is being looked into as well. and labouruspended one of its candidates, kevin craig, who admitted he had bet against himself losing in a suffolk constituency. and now a cabinet minister has said he was joking when he told the bbc he'd won more than £2,000 on the timing of the election. more on that in a moment, but here's our political editor chris mason. this is craig williams, a friend and parliamentary aide to the prime minister, he turned down my request for an interview but said this on social media this afternoon. i remain on the ballot paper on the 4th ofjuly and i hope to secure your support after years of delivering. i committed an error ofjudgment, not an offence, and i want to reiterate my apology directly to you. that video followed this statement from the conservative party this morning. and so, on the radio at lunch time, one key question. why has this decision been taken now not a week or more ago? well, look, i'm as disappointed and angry as the prime minister is and various other conservative spokesmen who h

. >> and in wales, the leader of plaid cymru, rina, is accusing labour of taking welsh votes for grantede labour launching a campaign in wales and barely talking about anything relevant to wales, other than that they'd get to grips with health and education that they've been running for 25 years anyway, sort of gaslighting the people of wales. what are people heanng of wales. what are people hearing for their communities from the main uk parties.7 nothing. supplied country's voice on that coming through loud and clear. >> well, turning from election news to london, where there has been a heavy presence in the centre of the city for several test events, thousands of people turned out for a rally organised by tommy robinson in parliament square this afternoon. a stand up square this afternoon. a stand up to racism staged a counter protest nearby and in a separate demonstration, nine youth demand activists were arrested for trying to block traffic. that group is calling for an end to military action in gaza. these are live pictures coming to us from the scene in wembley, where the metropoli

now russell george — a conservative member of the welsh parliament is being looked into as well. and labourted he had bet against himself losing in a suffolk constituency. and now a cabinet minister has said he was joking when he told the bbc he'd won more than 2000 pounds on the timing of the election. and elsewhere the metropolitan police says five more officers are being investigated by the gambling commission — again over alleged bets on the timing of the election. here's our political editor chris mason. this is craig williams, a friend and parliamentary aide to the prime minister, he turned down my request for an interview but said this on social media this afternoon. i remain on the ballot paper on the lath ofjuly and i hope to secure your support after years of delivering. i committed an error ofjudgment, not an offence, and i want to reiterate my apology directly to you. that video followed this statement from the conservative party this morning. as a result of an ongoing internal inquiry, we have concluded that we can no longer support craig williams or laura saunders as part of p

he was defeated in the welsh parliament because two of his labour colleagues were sick and didn't vote. but mr gething says he will not be stepping down. >> he was an exercise in muck throwing, the range of different things that were said that members know are simply not true is really quite disgraceful. i'm going tonight to normandy. i should have been in portsmouth today honouring our d—day veterans. i will go to normandy to do my duty for my country. as any first minister should. that means a long drive overnight to arrive, to do the right thing tomorrow . that's how i feel tomorrow. that's how i feel about serving my country and that's my intention now and for the future . the future. >> vaughan gething speaking this afternoon. well, regarding those d—day commemorations, both his majesty the king and queen camilla were both visibly upset heanng camilla were both visibly upset hearing about veterans experiences of d—day during their commemorative events they attended earlier. the royal couple have been in portsmouth to mark 80 years since the world war ii operation began, while prin