24/06/2016 BBC Wales Today

Welcome to the programme. Tonight's headlines:

Brexit campaigners celebrate as Wales votes

We'll look what it could mean for our economy, our government

and the effect it could have on all our lives.

And there's no talk of leaving Euro 2016 in Paris.

Wales' footballers are aiming for a place in the quarter finals.

Wales, along with the UK as a whole, has voted to leave

The result has been welcomed by Leave campaigners describing it

But First Minister Carwyn Jones says he fears there'll be

consequences for jobs, and can't see anything positive

Just over 52% of voters in Wales backed Leave, compared

Out of the 22 Welsh council areas a total of 17 voted to leave the EU.

Five local authorities voted for Remain -

Cardiff, Ceredigion, Monmouthshire, the Vale of Glamorgan and Gwynedd.

Turnout was high in Wales at nearly 72%.

Our political editor, Nick Servini, reports on how Wales voted.

This day is British Independence Day!

They don't look like much out in the rain on the streets

of Newport, but more than 850,000 people across Wales backed

the cause promoted by these Vote Leave campaigners.

Even for some diehards, it came as a surprise,

but for many here it was a result of years of work.

Last night, Wales voted for us to leave the EU.

It wasn't just England pulling the rest of Britain out

of Europe, out of the EU, it was England and Wales.

And as we've seen throughout the campaign,

You go home to a nice, little house...

There was always a sense of the band of brothers taking

on the establishment with the vote Leave campaign, and it generated

excitement and enthusiasm that frankly the other side

They just could not make their greater size count,

and when they did start campaigning, they were too late to the party.

The most prominent vote Leave campaigner in Wales was the leader

of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies.

He says he was proud to play his part.

The beliefs and aspirations of what we were seeking to achieve

were magnified last night by the vote, the substantial vote,

to recast our relationship with Europe.

And I believe my team stuck to their convictions,

stuck loyally with me, and we have succeeded

with a family of activists that were in the Leave campaign.

Their jubilation was in stark contrast to a downbeat news

conference in Cardiff, in which Carwyn Jones

He also refused to take responsibility for the result

in Wales, saying he did not choose the timing of the referendum,

but he admitted there was a disconnect between Labour

Too many people in these communities feel that politics and our economy

has left them behind, and we have a real task ahead

There was also a call for stability from the leader

In the next phase now, the chances are it could be

even more difficult, unless we are prepared to pull together

as politicians and as civic society in Wales, to make sure

that our needs are fully understood by Westminster and delivered upon.

The result in Wales mirrored that in England.

Cardiff chose to remain, with the biggest majority.

Together with affluent areas like the Vale

of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and with the

Welsh-speaking heartlands of Ceredigion and Gwynedd.

Plaid Cymru, which is strong here, had urged its supporters

With its university and large hospital, Bangor's

The city's Pontio arts complex was built using EU cash.

Its executive director Dewi Hughes says the future is now uncertain.

It would be a great shame obviously of those opportunities are not

available to these kinds of areas in the future.

Again, I hope that in whatever new settlement comes,

there will be the opportunities to obtain that kind of funding

for economically disadvantaged areas.

It was a very different story in Blaenau Gwent,

the most Eurosceptic area, voting by 62-48 to leave.

It was one of many former industrial communities

in the labour heartland in the South Wales Valleys to reject remain

despite receiving millions in EU funding.

I think people are trying to take control back from the Government.

I think to get our country back owned by ourselves

I think there are too many immigrants coming

For many years, Wales was considered one of

Nick, what is your assessment of the result?

I would argue that the symbolic significance of Brexit is as

important here as anywhere else in the UK. After the demise of heavy

industry the EU played a major role. Grants to deprived areas. The single

market was central to weaken -- economic policies. What is

fascinating is it has been rejected most strongly in the communities

that were supposed to have benefited the most. Why is that? The Brexit

campaigners will tell you they have been successful in arguing the case

that it is important to regain control. I've been on the campaign

for weeks and people have told me they have been voting Leave for all

sorts of reasons. They wanted to kick David Cameron and the bankers.

In the middle of all of this, the subject of immigration has dominated

this by the fact that some of these communities, migration is no higher

than 3%. That isn't the point. The fear of immigration is there and

that is why so many people voted to Leave. What does this mean for the

political parties? Labour were going to do the heavy

lifting on this. The questions tonight about the role of Welsh

Labour. We had an Assembly campaign but why was it they were so late out

campaigning? A momentum against the EU had generated by the time they

got there. It was impossible to stop when it's got going.

The economic case for Wales' future in or out of the European Union

was key to the debate from the very beginning of this

Several top Welsh business leaders backed Remain,

highlighting the importance of the single market

But Leave supporters argued businesses would still be able

to trade with the EU after a Brexit and that jobs wouldn't be at risk.

So what effect will the leave vote have on businesses

Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.

Wales has a small number of big companies including Airbus, Toyota

They largely supported Remain in the European Union.

Airbus said it was concerned about future investment in its

Deeside plant in the event of Brexit.

Back in 2014 we announced a large investment in Wales so that is

We're increasing the automation to ramp up production in

But future investments, like everyone else, we will have

to consider future investments and I can't commit to that.

There may not be many big companies in Wales but

Around 38% of the private sector workforce.

Medium-sized firms employ about 12%, while smaller firms have

House-builders including another big Welsh company, Redrow, have seen

their share value drop significantly since vote Leave

The property sector is taking an immediate hit

from the decision as people expect there will be less demand for costly

TRJ is a building company in Ammanford that employs 180 people.

The construction industry was particularly badly hit by the

financial crisis that started in 2007.

They hadn't planned for or expected Brexit and

they are now concerned about the future.

I don't think anybody planned for what happened today.

As a country, Wales has benefited, in our view, from being members

of the EU by virtue of the funding that has come back.

The First Minister is calling for Wales to be given

guarantees that it won't lose out financially from Brexit so working

Companies don't like uncertainty but successful ones are able

Brexit is very different at this medical leech farm in Llanelli.

It trades all over the world including with the

European Union but its boss says Brussels regulations have been

We may have to increase our breeding for example and we will

Over the long term, once that initial setup is done,

the overheads are going to be greatly increased by this.

What happens next for businesses is uncertain.

Aston Martin, which plans to start car production in south

Wales, has asked the UK Government for assurances.

The impact on the potential sale of Tata's operations will also

And there's much more information on our website about the decision

to leave the European Union and its implications.

And a GP who was cleared over the death of a 12-year-old boy has

been formally acquitted of attempting to pervert

Ryan Morse from Blaenau Gwent died in 2012 from Addison's disease.

A judge ruled last month that Dr Joanne Rudling had no case

The case was also thrown out against Dr Rudling's

Workers at National Museum Wales have accepted a deal to resolve

The museum had been attempting to end "premium payments"

The PCS Union balloted its members over an improved offer.

The Welsh Government is providing the extra money being offered

Let's turn to Euro 2016 now where Wales play

Northern Ireland tomorrow, with a place in the quarter finals

After dismantling Russia on Monday the challenge now is to reproduce

that performance against Northern Ireland.

Along with at least another 20,000 Welsh fans,

the city of light is due to have a touch of red tomorrow,

with the green and white army also adding to

Following the referendum result, there is more than just football

It took me by surprise, I didn't expect that result.

Where we have been staying in quite remote areas of France,

we had some Danish people, some Dutch people staying with us,

and they were all totally bemused this morning,

not sure whether it was foolish thing or a brave thing we've done.

My mind has been taken off it with the football.

I voted to stay in. I'm shocked that we're leaving.

We have had a lot of locals asking us about it.

We have been concentrating on the football, but we woke up to

It was also discussed in today's press conference.

Talking about being in or out of Europe.

We're still in it and it's all we care about as a team.

It's on the news, but it's not our focus.

We will talk about that when we get back.

For Welsh footballers, it is a first here at Parc des Princes,

but some fans will remember the ground as being the

former home of French rugby, where in 15 games Wales

Tomorrow, it will be a different story.

This Wales team is physical, matches the work rate

of the opposition and fights, really.

We know it will be a tough physical game against Northern Ireland

and we will more than match that, as we always do.

Chris Coleman's men may be the favourites before

the five o'clock kick-off but Northern Ireland went

The last game between both sides ended in a draw.

The final score in March was 1-1 after a late penalty by

A shoot out would be a dramatic way to decide whether

When it comes to a Euros' vote, Welsh fans in Paris want to remain.

There's live coverage on BBC One Wales and S4C

as well as commentary on BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru.

Glamorgan completed a convincing double over Surrey

in Cardiff tonight, winning by nine wickets.

The hosts reached a modest target of 111 with 4.1 overs to spare.

Dean Cosker became the first Glamorgan bowler to reach 100

Let's get the weekend weather forecast now, with Behnaz Akhgar.

The forecast is looking pretty unsettled for the weekend but

feeling much fresher than the past few days.

Through tonight, we've got a few coastal showers but the bulk

of the country is dry with some clear skies.

Overnight temperatures getting down to nine Celsius.

Fresher than the past few nights and it should be more

Tomorrow, low-pressure nearby but also high pressure is

First thing tomorrow morning there will be a few

Some sunshine in between the showers, the odd heavier one

For the rest of the British Isles, it is a day of

sunshine and showers, some of those showers heavy

Here in Wales tomorrow afternoon, most of the showers will clear

and we can look forward to more in the way

Those temperatures will range between 16-19 Celsius with brisk

On Sunday, it will start off dry and bright but we

have rain arriving from the west by the afternoon.

We'll be back tomorrow evening at 7.25pm.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Goodbye.