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0:00:03 > 0:00:04Welcome to Wales Today.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Tonight... A battleground for Labour.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09The MP for Caerphilly turns on his own party leader
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Jeremy Corbyn following the vote to attack in Syria.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And London has Boris Johnson - should Welsh cities have
0:00:16 > 0:00:19an elected mayor?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Good evening.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38A senior Welsh Labour MP who backed air strikes against so-called
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Islamic State targets in Syria has launched an outspoken attack
0:00:40 > 0:00:43on his leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47And another has claimed that some MPs who voted for air strikes had
0:00:47 > 0:00:50been abused on social media.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Here's our parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Tornado jets take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00The targets were said to be Islamic State-controlled oil fields
0:01:00 > 0:01:04in eastern Syria.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Their first mission came hours after MPs voted to approve air
0:01:07 > 0:01:12strikes following a debate that divided MPs from the same party.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I voted against the air strikes.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I've seen terrible atrocities in Paris.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Something needs to be done but I wasn't convinced by the
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Prime Minister's strategy.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Order!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Just a day after one of the most momentous debates
0:01:28 > 0:01:31in years, one senior Welsh Labour MP launched a stinging attack
0:01:31 > 0:01:33on his leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37There's a great deal of concern about his stance on a whole range
0:01:37 > 0:01:39of different issues, particularly defending this country.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And I have offered to work closely with him and help him prepare
0:01:42 > 0:01:47his speeches and for him to make more coherent arguments.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Unfortunately, that hasn't been taken up
0:01:50 > 0:01:52but the offer is still there.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54So to how did your MP vote?
0:01:54 > 0:01:5715, fewer than half of Wales's 40 MPs voted for military
0:01:57 > 0:01:59action, all 11 Welsh Conservatives voted with their government
0:01:59 > 0:02:04and were joined by four Labour MPs.
0:02:04 > 0:02:0724 MPs, 20 Labour, the Plaid Cymru and one
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Liberal Democrat opposed bombing.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13One Welsh MP, Ann Clwyd, is unwell but says she would have
0:02:13 > 0:02:16voted for air strikes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20After the vote, one MP who defied the leadership
0:02:20 > 0:02:22explained his decision.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24It's not a perfect solution.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27But there is a strong enough case for the limited air strikes that
0:02:27 > 0:02:29have been proposed to go forward.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Remember, this isn't about a mass invasion or
0:02:31 > 0:02:34a major bombing operation, it's about precision strikes.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Stephen Doughty and several other MPs have been sent messages such
0:02:38 > 0:02:41as these on social media.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44One questioned how he reconciled his conscience with people being bombed
0:02:44 > 0:02:46and another called him a murderer.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49In the Commons, a member of Mr Corbyn's Shadow
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Cabinet led calls for action.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I gather today some members have received photos of severed heads.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58MPs have broad shoulders.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Of course we do but can I ask the leader to review the
0:03:01 > 0:03:04arrangements regarding the security of members homes and offices.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Some Labour MPs who voted against their party leader now fear
0:03:09 > 0:03:13they could be targeted by his supporters and deselected as MPs.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Jeremy Corbyn says there's no place for bullying in his party
0:03:17 > 0:03:23but last night to vote but deep Labour divisions on display.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27The first Syrian refugees to arrive in Wales this month will settle
0:03:27 > 0:03:30in Torfaen, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot and Caerphilly.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34About 50 people are due to arrive from refugee camps before Christmas,
0:03:34 > 0:03:40the first of about 1,000 coming to Wales over the next five years.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The operator of the Brecon Jazz Festival has announced
0:03:43 > 0:03:45it's pulling out of the event.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47The Orchard and Media Events Group who've been running the festival
0:03:47 > 0:03:51since 2012 say their decision is based on financial considerations.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54The Arts Council of Wales who appointed the firm say
0:03:54 > 0:04:00it's now very difficult to see how a festival can happen next year.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It's hoped the electrification of the Great Western main line to
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Swansea can be completed by 2020 or 2021.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10That's according to the UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15His comments follow the publication of a report
0:04:15 > 0:04:18by Network Rail last week which said the work between London
0:04:18 > 0:04:21and Cardiff would be completed by 2019 but that it may take another
0:04:21 > 0:04:25five years to reach Swansea.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Once we get to Cardiff, I want to carry on and we'll see the
0:04:29 > 0:04:30electrification of Cardiff by 2019.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I don't want us to carry on to Swansea.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33It's very important.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35It's right that we should do that.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37We'll have the equipment down here and I see that
0:04:37 > 0:04:41as the whole line being done.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43A campaign for Cardiff to have an elected mayor
0:04:43 > 0:04:45will be launched in the new year.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48To get a Yes-No referendum, around 24,000 people in Cardiff
0:04:48 > 0:04:52would have to sign a petition.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Here's our political reporter Paul Martin.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Comfortably the most high profile elected mayor in England, but Boris
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Johnson's is not the only one.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05There are now 17 but none in Wales.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Ceredigion, the only Welsh council to have
0:05:08 > 0:05:12a referendum on the idea, said a firm no to it back in 2004.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18For the yes, 5308, no, 14,013.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Now there's a move to get a referendum for a in the capital.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Darren Hill is organising a campaign to get 10% of Cardiff voters,
0:05:26 > 0:05:32around 24,000 people, to sign a petition for a yes-no referendum.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I'm confident from the conversations I've had with people on a
0:05:34 > 0:05:38cross-party basis and from no party at all that is actually going to be
0:05:38 > 0:05:40a fair bit of momentum for this.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42It's a new fresh idea and I think it'll energise
0:05:42 > 0:05:44the people of Cardiff.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47And people in Cardiff don't have to look too far for a neighbouring
0:05:47 > 0:05:48city with an elected mayor.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55Independent George Ferguson became Bristol mayor in 2012.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Some say the rise of mayors across England including here
0:05:58 > 0:06:00in Bristol has given cities added status and profile and put pressure
0:06:00 > 0:06:04on Cardiff to have one too.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09So three years since George Ferguson was elected here for City Hall, what
0:06:09 > 0:06:12impact do people think he's had?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It has made a big difference in just the years.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16He hasn't even had the full term.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I don't see any presence from the mayor.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I don't know what the Mayor of Bristol does.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25He seems quite approachable, sort of one of the people.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Back in Cardiff, there is scepticism.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28There's no proof in benefits.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It's also completely the wrong time because we're talking
0:06:32 > 0:06:34about local government reorganisation, when local
0:06:34 > 0:06:38authorities are coming together and we're talking about a city region.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Cardiff had an elected mayor throughout the 19th century.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43One of them, John Batchelor, is immortalised here
0:06:43 > 0:06:46in the city centre.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50If enough people sign the petition, and the yes side then wins
0:06:50 > 0:06:56the referendum a modern-day successor would probably be elected
0:06:56 > 0:07:01in the summer of 2017.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05The UK Government's Broadcasting Minister Ed Vaizey has said S4C is
0:07:05 > 0:07:07extremely generously funded.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10That's despite concern over cuts in the Welsh-language channel's
0:07:10 > 0:07:11government grant.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14It's being reduced from ?6.7 million to ?5 million by 2020.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19But most of the channel's funding comes via the BBC licence fee.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21And in football, there's been some news that could
0:07:21 > 0:07:25prove to be a boost for Wales.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28FIFA will discuss a proposal to expand the World Cup
0:07:28 > 0:07:31from 32 teams to 40.
0:07:31 > 0:07:38The changes could see more teams qualify for the Tournament
0:07:38 > 0:07:38from 2026.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Meanwhile, Chris Coleman's team has dropped two places to 17th
0:07:41 > 0:07:42in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Now, Mid and West Wales Fire service say they're dealing with numerous
0:07:46 > 0:07:49reports of flooding tonight.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Ceredigion is being hit particularly badly, with around 20
0:07:51 > 0:07:55homes evacuated on the coast road.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Across the country, there are three flood warnings
0:07:58 > 0:07:59and 30 flood alerts in place.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03With a full weather forecast now, here's Sue Charles.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06After all the recent rain, there's an ongoing risk of flooding with
0:08:06 > 0:08:10river levels so high and the ground already saturated but a brief
0:08:10 > 0:08:15respite from the rain tomorrow, turning drier, brighter and colder.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Tonight, the rain clears, turning drier and clear overnight,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Cillier to, behind the cold front.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Temperatures between 5-7 C in towns and cities, even colder in the
0:08:23 > 0:08:26countryside with a touch of frost.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31A fresher feel tomorrow, a crisp, cold start with sunny spells
0:08:31 > 0:08:34and the same for the southern half of the UK.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Bright and breezy, sunniest in the south and east
0:08:36 > 0:08:40but turning cloudier from the west through the day, windier too with
0:08:40 > 0:08:45rain arriving across Northern Ireland and the North of Scotland.
0:08:45 > 0:08:53And turning hazier later across Wales with thicker cloud,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56south-westerly winds really picking up highs of 10-12C.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00It's those south-westerly winds trying to push in another
0:09:00 > 0:09:05weather system from the Atlantic overnight Friday and Saturday.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08So Saturday may now stay dry in the south and east
0:09:08 > 0:09:11but closer to that front along the north and west coast, strong to
0:09:11 > 0:09:18gale force wind and further heavy rain so another Met Office wind
0:09:18 > 0:09:19and rain warning here for Saturday.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25That front moves south eastwards Saturday night but it's waving back
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and forth so the detail is sketchy, the timing and the position
0:09:27 > 0:09:31of this could change but it could be drier for a time Sunday morning,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35especially further north but with more rain pushing up
0:09:35 > 0:09:37from the south later in the day.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39So some very mixed weather of the next few days,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41much brighter tomorrow, wet and windy in the northwest
0:09:41 > 0:09:44on Saturday, dry in the south-east.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Maybe a bit drier at times on Sunday but more rain likely further south
0:09:49 > 0:09:49later.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Remaining mild but often windy through the weekend.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56We'll back with updates in breakfast from around 6.25 in the morning.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57That's Wales Today.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01From all of us here, good night.