03/07/2016 BBC Wales Today


03/07/2016

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Good Evening.

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The Newport West MP Paul Flynn has been appointed

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as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.

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Mr Flynn, who's 81, will share the role with that of

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Shadow Leader of the House.

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Meanwhile the former Labour leader Lord Kinnock has called

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on Jeremy Corbyn to step aside.

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Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

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Last week he was appointed as the Shadow Leader

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of the House and today, as more and more Labour MPs refused

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to serve in the Shadow Cabinet, Paul Flynn is also the Shadow

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Secretary of State for Wales.

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He took to social media to say, while he was happy

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with his two roles, he thought it best to pass on the chance to take

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Aaron Ramsey's place in the Wales team as well!

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But not everyone's been in such high spirits today.

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As a Labour Leader during the turbulent 1980s,

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Neil Kinnock knows a thing or two about keeping the party together.

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After a majority of MPs backed a vote of no confidence

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in Mr Corbyn last week, today, the former leader urged the current

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leader to stand aside.

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Under the democratic

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provisions of the Labour Party and the common-sense provisions of the

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Labour Party, the leader must have substantial support

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in the Parliamentary party.

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Obviously there is no basis on which Jeremy

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really could or should stay.

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And Lord Kinnock wasn't the only one calling

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for the Labour leader to go today, Rhondda MP Chris Bryant said it

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would break the back of the party if Mr Corbyn remained in charge.

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At this rally in Cardiff Friday night there was plenty

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of support for Mr Corbyn.

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His supporters say the fact he was elected last September

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with an overwhelming majority has to count for something,

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but others suggest that support might be waning.

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Yesterday we reported from the former Labour Cabinet

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minister, Peter Hain that these were dangerous times for the party.

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At a time when they could be turning their attacks on a clearly

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divided Conservative party in Westminster,

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the internal wranglings inside the Labour party

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show no sign of waning.

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Football, and the Wales team trained in Dinard this morning,

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preparing for Wednesday night's semi-final against

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Portugal in Euro 2016.

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They'll be without Aaron Ramsey and Ben Davies who are suspended,

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but the Manager feels the squad is strong enough to deal

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with the loss.

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Iwan Griffiths reports.

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When leaving Dinard for the quarterfinals last week, some

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journalists may have thought their time here had come to an end.

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But in numbers, they're back in Brittany.

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More media personnel than ever, eager to

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hear from the most successful manager in Welsh football history.

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I think the time for us to start reflecting on this tournament will

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be whenever the time is for us to go home.

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And that time is not now.

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Also put in front of the press today, the

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man who fooled three Belgian defenders in Lille on Friday night.

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The manner in which I

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scored it, it was a special feeling for myself and for all of us.

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So, yeah, the goal of my life.

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In this beautiful seaside town of Dinard, Chris Coleman has plotted

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a remarkable journey through Euro 2016.

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They are in the semifinal.

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It is Wales versus Portugal.

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Gareth Bale versus Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Two of the best players on the planet.

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Obviously at Real Madrid they know each other very well but he

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can still, he still has the capacity to do something special.

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Unstoppable.

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Of course that's the danger.

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But we've got one of them as well in our team.

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Wales will be without Aaron Ramsey and Ben Davis

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on Wednesday night, both suspended after seeing two yellow cards during

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the tournament.

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Whatever happens in Lyon in three days' time, Euro 2016 has been

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historically special for Wales but these men

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aren't ready to go home

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and who would bet against them going all the way?

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A record number of television viewers in Wales witnessed

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the Welsh team make history by reaching the semi-finals.

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The audience here for the win over Belgium peaked at 1.27 million,

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the highest-ever in the country for live sport.

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It was also the third-highest TV audience in Wales this century,

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exceeded only by the opening and closing ceremonies

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of the London 2012 Olympics.

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The weather forecast and we'll see some early morning sunshine

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to start with tomorrow, although the cloud will thicken

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with the odd spot of rain over higher ground, becoming heavier

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and more persistent during the afternoon.

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Top temperature 19C.

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That's Wales Today.

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We're back in Breakfast with updates from 6.25.

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From me and the weekend team, thanks for watching.

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Goodnight.

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