18/05/2016 BBC Wales Today

Two weeks after the election, Welsh Labour's Carwyn Jones

There's a deal with Plaid Cymru, who've already fired a warning shot.

We have no doubt about the responsibilities on us

and the responsibility upon me in particular to work

with others where we can for the good of our people.

If that party thinks they're bullying last week will stop

Plaid Cymru from voting in a similar way in the future to hold

My government will continue to work in cooperation with the devolved

administrations. In the Queen's Speech,

the UK government promises a "strong and lasting" devolution

settlement in Wales. Aaron didn't get a place at the same

school as his brother. The competition for places

at top comprehensives. Paul Trollope is appointed as new

boss of Cardiff City Football Club. He's given one simple aim -

secure promotion to And who says you can't get much for

a pound these days? That is the rent they want for this farm in

Llandudno. But it comes with strings attached.

After a week of deadlock, it's official.

Carwyn Jones has been elected Wales' First Minister.

He's announced a 100-day plan of action for the Welsh government.

A deal was struck between Labour and Plaid Cymru but both parties say

Plaids' leader, Leanne Wood, didn't pull any punches,

accusing Labour of bullying tactics last week.

Our political editor Nick Servini now on a big day in the Assembly.

TRANSLATION: I will recommend to Her Majesty the appointment of Carwyn

Jones as First Minister. A week after it was supposed to have

happened, Carwyn Jones was officially nominated as First

Minister, and it was far from being a victory speech after the events of

last week, when his nomination was effectively blocked by the

opposition parties. For the fifth time in a row, the Welsh people have

asked Welsh Labour to form government and they have said

proceeds but with caution and humility, because we have no

majority. It was in marked contrast to the tone adopted by Plaid Cymru

leader Leanne Wood, who wasted no time in going on the attack. If that

party thinks they're bullying last week will stop Plaid Cymru from

voting in a similar way in the future to hold you to account, then

think again. I am not sorry for what happened last week and I will do it

again if I have to make Labour realise that they are running a

minority government. You would be forgiven for thinking that the two

parties had not been in talks with each other over the past few days to

try to break the deadlock that had prevented the formation of a new

government. But that is what has happened and they have agreed a plan

to work together. The deal means the new Labour administration will

prioritise, among other things, the setting up of a new medical

treatment fund and will review the way patients are assessed, there

will also be a plan to increase the nub of GPs and the creation of a

national infrastructure commission. But there was no agreement on some

of the subjects that split the two parties, such as reform of the

voting system and proposals for a ?1 billion M4 relief road around

Newport. What we have done is identified areas of common ground

between the two parties. There are a few areas where that has happened.

This was looking at particular issues. The leader of the Welsh

Conservatives said there were still many unanswered questions. On

infrastructure projects, large infrastructure projects, it is

important that some clarity is brought around the debate of the M4

relief road. This is an opportunity now for a new government to map out

and press the green light on what the option is. Ukip promised to is

shake things up and they certainly proved controversial when the leader

of the party's group, Neil Hamilton, was accused of using sexist language

for this description of Kirsty Williams and Leanne Wood. I am

afraid these two ladies have just made themselves political concubines

in Carwyn Jones' harem. What a gruesome prospect that must be.

Whatever the prospects, the time has finally come for the fifth Assembly

term to begin. The next step is a new cabinet which will be put

together over the next few days, after Carwyn Jones has been sworn in

as First Minister. A "stronger, clearer" devolution

settlement for Wales. That's the promise from

the Queen's Speech today Our parliamentary correspondent

David Cornock is at Westminster The Wales Bill is one of 21 new laws

promised in this Queen's Speech. 16 of which will affect us in Wales,

from spaceports to the speed of your broadband.

It's something people who live in urban areas take for granted -

But for Frank Jordan, and many like him in rural

Frank lives in a hamlet near St Asaph in Denbighshire.

You can't have a phone on and the laptop or the television

and the laptop, it has got to be one or the other.

You also notice at peak times when maybe the children arrive

from school and more people are using it, the signal

The Queen's Speech promised the right for every household

This offers so many opportunities to communities in rural Wales

that sometimes have not had that fast access,

they will now have access to that which will provide so many

Some of the new laws announced today sounded a bit familiar.

My government will continue to work in cooperation with

To implement the extensive new powers in the Scotland Act

and establish a strong and lasting devolution settlement in Wales.

A strong and lasting settlement is what the government promised last

year, only to be forced by opponents to rethink its plans.

The new, revised Wales Bill will offer similar changes.

More power for the Welsh government and Assembly over

And more say over its own affairs, the right to call itself

a parliament and allow 16-year-olds the vote.

But with details yet to emerge, opposition parties are sceptical.

I don't think there was much mention of Wales in it.

We heard about the Northern Powerhouse but we have not had any

dates about the electrification of the railway, nothing

at all in North Wales, and nothing more about the tidal lagoon.

These are important infrastructure projects and I would

That will be our aim when that Bill is presented.

But the Wales of the future could look rather different,

Llandbedr Airfield, near Harlech, is still in the running to be chosen

But with a final decision still to be taken, we will have

And MPs will spend the next week debating the contents of this

Queen's Speech, when they are not arguing about the EU referendum,

that is. Unemployment has continued to fall

in Wales and is once again lower than the UK average,

according to latest The rate of unemployment for January

to March fell to 4.8% - In the last year, Wales also saw

the biggest proportional increase in employment

across the United Kingdom. The family of a 15-year-old boy from

Pembrokeshire who died suddenly have described him as a much loved son,

grandson and a brother with a heart of gold. Police have launched an

investigation. The former Police and Crime

Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys has strongly criticised

Carmarthenshire Council Writing on his personal website,

Christopher Salmon, who lost the job following an election earlier this

month, likened the local authority to a "Sicilian cartel"

with a bullying nature. He also says some police officers

need to learn they work for Carmarthenshire Council said it

would not respond I think there are particular

problems of accountability in Wales. There is an unwillingness

to challenge authority, there is an unwillingness to ask

difficult questions of people in authority, there is not

sufficient opposition debate and real engagement that we need

to see to get good government. Choosing a school isn't always

straightforward for parents. In Cardiff, hundreds of families

have been left disappointed after failing to get their child

into a secondary school, But with other schools struggling

to fill their places, the council say they're aiming to

improve standards across the board. Here's our education correspondent

Bethan Lewis. Most parents know by now

which school their children will be But for some, like Zeph Shears,

there is still uncertainty. She wanted her 11-year-old Aaron

to go to Cardiff High School, like his older brother Rhys,

but their home is not within the catchment

and Aaron didn't get in. I said, if this had happened

with Rhys, yes, but then I would not have even entertained it

for my other children. But because the system allowed it

to work for Rhys, I wrongly assumed I was in a stronger position

with Aaron for going Zeph and her four children recently

moved in with her mother who lives in the catchment

but her appeal still failed. And many families who applied

from within the catchment area also did not get places at the school,

which has had some of the best Overall, there were 635 applications

for only 240 places. We want every school in Cardiff

to be an excellent school. The choice of schools

for parents is driven by whether they want Welsh,

whether they want an LEA place, or whether they want a faith plays,

or geography, rather than worry But elsewhere in the capital,

Eastern High School in Rhymney has It has been put in special

measures by the inspectors, who gave it one of its worst

ever reports, and GCSE results here were the worst

in Wales last summer. But the head, given the job

of turning the school around, We want parents to see the school

as it really is so they know exactly If parents want to send

their children here or are interested,

they come at any time. I don't want to be

a used car salesman. I want people to see it and see

that we are actually doing things, Competition for places,

a long-standing fact of life in the south-east of England,

is now a well-established issue The days of automatically

going to the local school Parents have to navigate admissions

policies, application forms And while there is choice and a big

variation in standards, some schools are always going to be

more popular than others. But Zeph and her family feel

let down by the system. Aaron is still left on his home

with no school place, with no friendship group,

and his outlook on it is not Some parents still face tough

decisions about where to send their children,

while the council says it regrets the situation facing

any parent who does not New Cardiff City boss Paul Trollope

speaks of his long-time ambition to take the reins and says he has

clear ideas for the club. But can the National Trust find

the right farmer for the job? Securing funding and finding talent

are two of the main problems faced Let's go back to events at the

Assembly today. Let's pick up on those highly

critical comments from the Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood about

labour and about Carwyn Jones in today's session. I am confused. I

thought you were supposed to be and have done a deal with Labour, and

yet you call them arrogant, complacent and having a sense of

entitlement. What we saw from the events last week is just that. The

vote was tied and we forced labour to come to the table and offer some

concessions. Real gains for people, actually, throughout the country, as

a result of as allowing that nomination to go through. We have

now won four people a new drugs and treatments fund which ends the

postcode lottery, and infrastructure commission which will enable us to

push for our key projects, which will include a vet school in

Aberystwyth, a valleys construction college. I can see what you have

tried to achieve with it but you have been working together all week

and today, highly critical of them. What is going on? I am the Leader of

the Opposition. Plaid Cymru are the official opposition and we intend to

hold this government to account. They don't have a majority, they are

going to have to deal with another party to get their budget through

and every other piece of legislation through. Given what happened last

week, the way they smeared Plaid Cymru over talks we had with Ukip

and the Tories about that though last week, they will find it very

difficult to deal with those two parties now so they can only really

deal with Plaid Cymru. We intend to get our manifesto commitments

through as a result of that. Isn't that confusing for boaters. You have

spent a campaign laying into Labour and now you have done a deal with

them. They are the biggest party, they have the right to try to form

an administration and that is what they have done. But they did not

have an unquestionable right to do that and what we did last week

showed them that they are a minority government and they have to work

with other parties. Neil Hamilton described you as being one of Carwyn

Jones' Carwyn Jones' divines today. I don't think we have any place for

sexism, racism or homophobia in our national Assembly and I will not put

up with that. It was a really fiery session ended today and even though

we have still got a Labour government without an overall

majority, just like the past five years, it has a very different feel

about it. Almost a Parliamentary field. Whether that leads to better

government and better policy decisions is an entirely separate

matter. Securing funding and finding talent

are two of the main problems faced by new technology firms hoping

to get off the ground. Now, a new not-for-profit company's

been launched to help support them Innovation Point in Newport

will offer advice and help bring people together, as our business

correspondent Brian Meechan These insulin pumps made by... Are

smaller and more discreet than the alternatives used by people with

type one diabetes. This is the type of company that Innovation Point has

been setup to help. It is based in Swansea and employs 120 workers.

Operating since 2002, its pubs are only now reaching the market, having

gone through the rigorous design and testing needed to pass the

regulations required for medical devices. It comes with especially

designed handset which monitors the pub and feeds the information back

to the patient and medical staff. The whole system has taken tens of

millions of pounds to develop. We had the pump working quite a long

time ago but to make sure we are up to scratch, we cover all the safety

issues, make sure that everything is fail-safe, that takes a long time. A

recent report found that over 43,000 people were employed in the digital

technology sector in Wales. And it was responsible for contributing

?600 million to the Welsh economy. But 59% of the businesses questioned

highlighted limited talents of light as a problem. 48 present identified

accessing finance as another difficulty. We focus on five areas.

Bringing people together, offering advice and helping to find funding

are some of the key areas that Innovation Point plans to tackle. It

is funded by the Welsh government with the private sector offering

expertise. The more you look into this, the more you realise there is

a lot of funding out there but very little awareness or capability to

get that funding. It is a very complicated environment to identify

the opportunities and also, if you identify a good opportunity and you

form a partnership, it is really challenging to do the documentation

necessary to win the bid. The test for Innovation Point will be whether

it can help companies like this when to reach their potential, allowing

them to grow and create skilled jobs along the way.

Paul Trollope is the new boss at Cardiff City Football Club.

His appointment as head coach was confirmed this morning

and he succeeds Russell Slade, who has taken up the post

The 43-year-old former Wales midfielder says it's

been his long-time ambition to take the reins at the club,

The man given the task of leading Cardiff City to a top six finish

Confirmed as Russell Slade's successor, he says accepting the top

job was a no-brainer, insisting he will be his own man.

Every coach, every manager has their own personal philosophies

of how they want the game played, what they expect of the players,

both on and off the pitch, and I will be bringing my

There will be fresh blood in the staff as well.

That is my aim, which hopefully will happen sooner

As a player, he spent time with a variety of clubs,

the midfielder winning nine international caps for Wales.

As head coach and then manager, he steered Bristol Rovers

to promotion from League 2 and after spells with Birmingham

and Norwich City, moved to work under Russell Slade at Cardiff

Today, he was announced as Cardiff City boss.

His appointment suggests Cardiff City wants continuity.

He knows the club, he knows the players, but the 43-year-old

will need to stamp his authority on matters so that fans don't see

this appointment as a continuation of the Slade regime.

There are some who think he has got a head start.

He knows where the club are at so there are fans that

There are those who would have loved to see other names,

Neil Warnock or Craig Bellamy, but it always seemed likely that

Paul Trollope was going to keep his role as head coach but now very much

So with his title still head coach and with Russell Slade

remaining at the club, what will be the

Not prepared to reveal the length of Trollope's contract,

the club's chairman did clarify the new roles,

starting with Slade as head of football.

He will be helping us with all football matters,

Paul Trollope will report directly to our CEO and he very much has

a free hand to put his coaching team together and the formation and how

he wants to play football, and that is the big significant

change, that we are allowing Paul to express himself on the pitch.

Trollope is also a member of Chris Coleman's Wales coaching team.

He will continue in that role at this summer's Euro 2016 finals

in France and insists it will not hinder the Bluebirds'

What happens after France is yet to be decided.

Fans will be glad to hear he has been promised money to develop

the squad as Cardiff City start the process yet again

under new management, aiming for top-flight football.

Cricket, and Glamorgan have slumped to defeat

The Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed Rhys Edwards has left his role

as head coach for the women's national squad by mutual consent.

The WRU hope to advertise the role shortly.

A ?1 million property and you can rent it for just ?1 a year.

The National Trust is looking for a tenant to take

on its 145 acre farm on the Great Orme above Llandudno.

There has to be a catch and there is.

The farmer will have to put nature first, looking after

wildlife and rare plants as well as grazing sheep.

It is how some of the 600,000 visitors every year get to the top

and from the Great Orme cable car, you get a glimpse of

the farmland and the challenges the new tenant will face here.

Park Farm is tucked in behind the summit.

It was bought by the National Trust last year.

There is now a 10-year plan to reverse a decline

The importance of the site means we have to come up with a very

We are asking someone to look at what is very productive farmland

And unproductive farmland, and do more with it.

We recognise farmers are already finding it tough enough

as it is so we have to get the right person in to do the right thing

to make sure this landscape thrives and survives.

The National Trust says a balance will have to be struck.

They want a productive farm business which makes money but they also

And that ?1 a year rent, too good to be true, perhaps.

Whoever takes on this place will need to be committed.

Running a farm on the Great Orme is no walk in the park.

And there is all those visitors to contend with as well.

There is a lot of sheep to look after.

So who is the National Trust looking for?

Ideally, someone who loves the place.

You have got to love the place, you have got to want to make this

place recover, thrive, to really look after the species.

We need someone who is really committed, someone who wants

to do their best for conservation, and someone who can get that message

This is their opportunity to explain how we can do things

The Trust promises a mix of wildlife, tourists and a good

measure of hard work, and it says its switchboard has been

Well, nice and dry on the Great Orme today.

Derek, what's in store for us over the next few days?

Some dramatic clouds in Pontyclun this morning but in between

Turned out nice in John's garden in Cardigan, with blue sky

Showers in places but these will die away.

And turning cool, especially in the countryside.

So here's the picture for 8:00am in the morning.

Some hazy sunshine and feeling pleasant with light winds.

The weaker in the west with increasing medium and high cloud.

Now I'd make the most of the dry weather.

Fronts over Ireland are heading our way.

So to recap, dry tomorrow morning but the sunshine won't last.

It will cloud over with some rain and drizzle spreading from the west.

The wind backing south-westerly and picking-up with top temperatures

In Radnorshire, a good chunk of the day dry.

But turning damp mid to late afternoon.

Some rain and drizzle in the afternoon.

By the way, the Vale of Glamorgan Walking Festival starts tomorrow.

Dry for several hours but rain is expected

Tomorrow evening, the rain, mist and drizzle will clear.

Dry and bright for a while but it looks like rain will spread

from during the afternoon with a freshening breeze.

The weekend, not as nice as last weekend.

Some wet, breezy weather and showers, but some drier,

Temperatures not that high but at this time of year the sun

is quite strong so when the sun is out it will feel quite warm.

We'll have a quick update at 8:00pm and more after the BBC

From all of us on the programme, have a good evening.