Welsh Local Elections 2017: 13/04/2017

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0:00:10 > 0:00:11ALARM BLARES

0:00:11 > 0:00:17'The UK has voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48.

0:00:17 > 0:00:21'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result,

0:00:21 > 0:00:24'declaring that dawn was breaking on an independent nation.'

0:00:24 > 0:00:26SHE SCOFFS

0:00:26 > 0:00:29'Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to resign

0:00:29 > 0:00:31'later this morning.'

0:00:33 > 0:00:34HE HUMS A TUNE

0:00:34 > 0:00:36Right!

0:00:37 > 0:00:41'The pound fell sharply as the referendum result became apparent,

0:00:41 > 0:00:45'and traders are bracing themselves for panic when the markets open.'

0:00:45 > 0:00:47Oh, f... 'Football news.

0:00:47 > 0:00:50'And England are confident of advancing to the next stage

0:00:50 > 0:00:53'ahead of their upcoming European Championship game against Iceland.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55'More bad news, I'm afraid.

0:00:55 > 0:00:58'There's a front of bad weather coming in, so brace yourself.

0:00:58 > 0:01:01'Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen

0:01:01 > 0:01:06'has emerged as the frontrunner for the French presidency.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09'Experts are warning that the NHS will come under increasing pressure

0:01:09 > 0:01:11'after Britain has left the European Union.'

0:01:14 > 0:01:17ALARM BLARES

0:01:17 > 0:01:20'Donald Trump has been elected as the new President

0:01:20 > 0:01:24'of the United States, after beating rival Hillary Clinton.

0:01:24 > 0:01:27'During the campaign, Mr Trump said he would build a wall

0:01:27 > 0:01:31'on the country's border with Mexico, and called for a ban on...

0:01:31 > 0:01:34'The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has lost a vote of no-confidence

0:01:34 > 0:01:39'from his parliamentary party, with 172 of his MPs voting against him.

0:01:39 > 0:01:43'The Government has been criticised over its reluctance to take in

0:01:43 > 0:01:45'child refugees from Syria.

0:01:45 > 0:01:48'Thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing conflict in the Middle East

0:01:48 > 0:01:50'are now stranded in Europe,

0:01:50 > 0:01:53'including the so-called Jungle camp in Calais.

0:01:54 > 0:01:58'The Government have refused to confirm that EU citizens already

0:01:58 > 0:02:00'living and working in the UK

0:02:00 > 0:02:03'will have the right to stay after Brexit.'

0:02:06 > 0:02:07ALARM BLARES

0:02:07 > 0:02:09'Theresa May has confirmed that Britain will leave

0:02:09 > 0:02:13'the European single market and said she is prepared for Britain

0:02:13 > 0:02:16'to leave Europe with no new deal in place, if necessary.

0:02:18 > 0:02:21'Labour's been criticised for handing a blank cheque

0:02:21 > 0:02:23'to Theresa May, after Jeremy Corbyn ordered his MPs

0:02:23 > 0:02:25'to vote with the Government

0:02:25 > 0:02:27'to trigger Article 50.' Do you get deja vu?

0:02:27 > 0:02:29I don't know, I'll check the fridge.

0:02:30 > 0:02:33'The Government has been criticised for failing to provide

0:02:33 > 0:02:35'more funding to tackle the pressures facing the NHS...

0:02:35 > 0:02:39'Racist or religious abuse incidents recorded by police in England

0:02:39 > 0:02:44'and Wales have risen dramatically since the European referendum.'

0:02:44 > 0:02:46ALARM BLARES

0:02:46 > 0:02:49If you've woken up too many times with that sinking feeling,

0:02:49 > 0:02:53worried about the direction our country and our world is heading,

0:02:53 > 0:02:55if you're fed up with the Conservative Government

0:02:55 > 0:02:58embarking upon a hard and divisive Brexit,

0:02:58 > 0:03:00if you're fed up with a Labour Party

0:03:00 > 0:03:02more interested in fighting with itself

0:03:02 > 0:03:04than standing up to this Government,

0:03:04 > 0:03:07then don't shrug your shoulders, don't look the other way.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10Get involved. All right?

0:03:11 > 0:03:15The Liberal Democrats are the real voice of opposition,

0:03:15 > 0:03:18and the only party standing up for a Britain that is open,

0:03:18 > 0:03:20tolerant and united.

0:03:20 > 0:03:23Every day the Liberal Democrats are holding this Government to account,

0:03:23 > 0:03:26whether it's on Brexit, keeping our place in the single market,

0:03:26 > 0:03:30or fighting against the underfunding in our NHS and social care.

0:03:30 > 0:03:32And every day,

0:03:32 > 0:03:35people who believe what YOU believe are joining the Liberal Democrats.

0:03:35 > 0:03:39So join us. The fightback starts here.