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The First Minister tells the assembly

Wales should get out of the EU as soon as possible

Could Stephen Crabb, the MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire,

And in football, Wales defends celebrations

following Iceland beating England saying it was not meant

Wales should get out of the EU as soon as possible

for the sake of business confidence according

to the First Minister, Carwyn Jones.

He told the assembly the move known as

Article 50 triggers a strict two-year timetable for withdrawal.

But his statement puts him at odds with the Prime

Minister, David Cameron, who said the next

Prime Minister should trigger the formal process to leave.

Our political Editor Nick Servini reports.

It's the big question in British politics,

when should the trigger be pulled on two years worth of Brexit

The First Minister gave his answer today -

As Assembly members had their first opportunity to respond to last

In the meantime, Carwyn Jones said he would

I've written to the Prime Minister saying I expect every single penny,

every single penny that we will lose when we cease to be eligible for

European funding, to be made up by the UK Government and that

The leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Brexit campaigner

Andrew RT Davies faced plenty of opposition

believed the Welsh economy could prosper outside of the EU.

I believe there's huge opportunities for investment, innovation and to

build a better, brighter future for global Britain global ways and we

will succeed because the people have given us the mandate to do that.

The leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood,

says the leave vote was secured on the basis of a false prospectus.

The leader of Ukip in Wales said that

the only people who would lose their jobs would

be the UK's members of

Time will tell whether this vow will be upheld

but, in reality, the promise of ?419 million per year seems to have

Last Thursday's vote gives us something that I would

have thought Plaid Cymru would have welcomed.

They seem to be somewhat afraid of this.

But now we have the opportunity to make

The EU funding that has been referred to

so many times in this chamber today can now be returned to us.

How did First Minister's Questions go down

I watched it with a former Labour adviser, a league campaigner and one

My general impression was Carwyn Jones's underlying fury.

He is livid and you can tell from his responses.

He knows that it's quite unlikely that he's

going to be able to deliver the manifesto on which he's been

elected because the money that the Welsh

Government gets is about to fall off a cliff.

But he did get into quite a bad tempered little spat

He is probably very frustrated that none

We want to see what the plan is for Wales and nothing has been proposed.

And, Kate, what were your impressions from what you just saw?

Maybe they were too reliant on the Welsh

people voting in and it didn't happen.

the middle not really knowing what to do.

We know there are deep divisions on the Brexit across Wales

and the chamber of the assembly is no exception.

The MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire and Work and Pensions Minister

Stephen Crabb could be the next Prime Minister.

The former Secretary of State for Wales

will be throwing his hat into the ring to lead

the Conservative Party. From Pembrokeshire, James Williams.

It's all change in Westminster and with a vacancy at the top of

Government, Stephen Crabb has his sights set on the most powerful

A far cry from the Pembrokeshire boy's humble

After his mother separated from her abusive husband,

she fled Pembrokeshire and took Stephen Crabb and his two brothers

They eventually returned to live here, Porterfield

And they lived in this council house where

Stephen Crabb was raised by a single mother who, for a period,

It's the kind of back story that said Stephen Crabb

--sets him apart from many of his privately

I think Stephen brings something to the

table that is incredibly fresh, incredibly relevant and he is the

one person I think that could championed the union, and one nation

conservatism, and bring this divided country together after what has been

a very divisive time of the European referendum and bring our party

After attending the local Tasker Milward comprehensive

school, he went to Bristol University where he earned a first

in politics and met his French wife Beatrice, with whom he has two

His Westminster career started in 2005 when he won his home

seat of Preseli Pembrokeshire but he would have to wait nine years

until asked to join the cabinet as the

He wouldn't have to wait as long for a promotion as he

took control of the Department for Work and Pensions earlier this year.

Some three months later and he has his eyes set

on adding his picture to the Conservative wall of fame.

The country is in a hell of a predicament at the moment but I

think Stephen is the one to bring them out of it.

Boris and Theresa May are the firm favourites there

but, like I say, David Cameron was in the same position as Stephen

But, for others, he lacks match practice at

I don't think he's got the experience to do that sort of

I think he should be in politics a bit longer before he

I'm sure that local people might like to say,

"We have the Prime Minister," but, at the end of

the day, it has to be the

right person and I don't feel he has sufficient parliamentary experience.

A keen rugby player and supporter, Stephen Crabb isn't afraid to get

But with many others also in the frame for the captain's

armband, it's going to be a bruising few months.

Up to 1000 people attended a pro-European rally in the centre

The Welsh capital was one of five Welsh local authority areas

which voted to remain in last week's referendum.

Plaid Cymru Leader Leanne Wood and frontman of the band

Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, were among those

A two-year long dispute between National Museum Wales

Following a series of strikes, Wales' National Museums will re-open

fully over the course of the next week after both sides

agreed on bank holiday and weekend working payments.

Ukip Assembly member Mark Reckless is to chair

the Assembly's Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs

The news has prompted anger from Labour Assembly

Member Lee Waters who described the move as

appalling, given that Ukip questions whether climate

The leader of the Wales Green Party, Alice Hooker-Stroud, has described

Football, and the first question posed to Wales players at today's

training session was if they had any regrets

after they were filmed celebrating Iceland's victory

Chris Gunter said it was not meant to show any

disrespect and they were simply glad to see the underdogs win.

The goal that means Wales now stand alone as the only home nations team

It was a game to rock English football and with just three wins

in 11 major tournament matches, has led to the resignation

Fans from Iceland on the other hand, a country with a population

of just 330,000, are still celebrating the 2-1 victory.

The result was also noted at the Wales team hotel in Dinard.

This video, widely shared on social media, showed the squad

The Wales players were today asked if they had any regrets

That was half of the celebrations, because of how well

I can understand how it would come across but as a group of players

we have supported the underdogs throughout the tournament.

It certainly wasn't a video to show any lack of respect.

I think it's fantastic for the tournament that

another smaller nation have progressed through,

another team that were probably written off

It certainly wasn't meant as a lack of respect.

After the celebrations, the squad back training today.

It was unexpected but encouraging for Welsh fans to see

Ashley Williams out of his sling and taking part in the morning

session, although he did seem to have trouble moving his left

The Wales captain put his hands down to break a fall during the victory

over Northern Ireland and, with a straight arm,

jolted his shoulder, but Chris Coleman has no doubt

The line-up for the last eight now clear, with Wales up against Belgium

in three days' time, as the only team from the UK

But success has thrown up a problem for Chris Gunter, whose

brother is getting married in Mexico on the 7th of July.

He is in the air now, flying to Mexico, so he will miss the game.

My parents were scheduled to fly on Saturday morning so they are

The actual wedding is a week Thursday so, if we get through,

there won't be many people from our side of the family

at the wedding, but there won't be anyone happier than my brother

Gunter, mind you, won't be the only one to lose out.

We always expected to go as far as we can.

It's not as bad as Gunts but I had Beyonce tickets,

Yes, they are enjoying the experience and may well be

underdogs against Belgium, the second-best team

in the world, but these players, when together for Wales,

have proved able to create something special.

A thunderstorm has struck parts of mid and west Wales this evening.

So much for flaming June. We have had isolated thunderstorms tonight

but things coming down for a time before we see wet and windy weather

tomorrow morning. Looking dry by the time we get into the afternoon.

Quiet now but we have some isolated showers across the North coast.

Otherwise there is some cloud, mist and fog forming and by dawn we will

start to see the next weather front approaching, bringing a little rain

to Pembrokeshire. Temperatures getting down to seven Celsius

overnight. Low pressure in charge of our weather, feeding in the next

weather system is go through tomorrow, bringing more rain with

that. First thing tomorrow morning, not very nice for the rush Amber,

especially further west. Wet and windy. That rain band will push

eastward, heavy pulse as likely as well. There is the potential for

localised flooding. There could be minor disruption to travel, do keep

listening to BBC Radio Wales to keep up-to-date dread the day. But the

rest of the British Isles, Scotland escaping the worst of the rain, the

odd shower and sunshine. The rain band pitching eastwards through the

day, heavy at times, accompanied by strong south-westerly winds. The

timber drizzle range from 14 Celsius to 19 Celsius. Tomorrow afternoon in

Wales, and improving story. That rain band will push Cyclades words

and it will start to brighten up for parts of the north and west.

Temperatures will range up to 70 Celsius. A quiet night and the rain

band will clear. Variable amounts of cloud, it is dry and temperatures

getting down to nine Celsius. Thursday will start off dry and

bright, yet again we have another weather front bringing more rain

with it by the time we get into the afternoon. Keep the umbrella to

hand. Thank you very much. We are back

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