:00:00. > :00:09.What will Teresa May's appointment mean for Wales?
:00:10. > :00:11.We'll assess what her priorities will be.
:00:12. > :00:13.And the Pontypridd MP Owen Smith announces he'll stand
:00:14. > :00:33.against Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership of the Labour Party.
:00:34. > :00:36.Theresa May is in Downing Street tonight, after being appointed
:00:37. > :00:41.Here in Wales, the First Minister Carwyn Jones says he's looking
:00:42. > :00:43.forward to meeting her - but admits, he knows very little
:00:44. > :00:48.Before entering Number 10, the new Prime Minister said
:00:49. > :00:50.she would lead a one nation government, protecting
:00:51. > :00:53.the United Kingdom - and what she called the "precious,
:00:54. > :00:55.precious" bond between England, Wales, Scotland
:00:56. > :01:01.But what does her appointment mean for Wales?
:01:02. > :01:06.Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.
:01:07. > :01:09.She's been in the Downing Street many times before but Theresa May
:01:10. > :01:13.did so tonight for the first time as Prime Minister.
:01:14. > :01:16.Before she's even had time to unpack her bags,
:01:17. > :01:17.questions are being asked about what her priorities
:01:18. > :01:23.As Home Secretary Mrs May visited Wales
:01:24. > :01:25.several times to show the portal David Cameron ahead of last year's
:01:26. > :01:31.Here in Wales and across the United Kingdom we are on
:01:32. > :01:37.the cusp of recovery, of new growth, more jobs, better wages.
:01:38. > :01:43.She was a familiar face on the campaign trail, helping her
:01:44. > :01:47.colleagues with support in key seats like Cardiff North.
:01:48. > :01:49.Now as Prime Minister what are the challenges she
:01:50. > :01:54.First of all, the economy with growing uncertainty in the
:01:55. > :01:58.background surrounding the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
:01:59. > :02:04.We live in a changed world both politically and economically so
:02:05. > :02:07.the leader of the country she has an absolute duty
:02:08. > :02:11.to promote certainty and confidence amongst businesses.
:02:12. > :02:15.Businesses are slightly nervous but perhaps not as nervous
:02:16. > :02:18.as you may expect them to be at the moment.
:02:19. > :02:21.We are only a few weeks after the vote
:02:22. > :02:28.Her role will be leading those Brexit negotiations.
:02:29. > :02:30.The UK Government needs to give a clear
:02:31. > :02:36.undertaking on very clear picture of quite what funds are going to be
:02:37. > :02:41.provided to Wales once Brexit happens.
:02:42. > :02:45.Alongside that, whether any powers that are repatriated from the
:02:46. > :02:51.European Union remain in Westminster rather than being devolved.
:02:52. > :02:53.What about devolution at a time when powers
:02:54. > :02:54.over income tax, energy and
:02:55. > :02:57.devolved elections are in the process
:02:58. > :03:00.of being transferred from
:03:01. > :03:05.Wales need a fair financial settlements, which we
:03:06. > :03:10.We need a fair settlement in terms of what powers
:03:11. > :03:14.the people of Wales have through their own parliament here.
:03:15. > :03:17.Theresa May is above all a cautious politician and those who know her
:03:18. > :03:20.say that will apply to devolved matters as well.
:03:21. > :03:23.But they also say she will be unlikely to get in the
:03:24. > :03:27.way of plans to devolve further powers here.
:03:28. > :03:31.Remember, the constitution will be on her agenda.
:03:32. > :03:34.She will look to try to keep the UK together.
:03:35. > :03:41.At a time when Scotland could try to become independent
:03:42. > :03:45.Today's Prime Minister's Questions were the last
:03:46. > :03:49.Outside of the Commons, in his time at Number 10,
:03:50. > :03:53.he came to Wales more often than many previous leaders.
:03:54. > :03:55.He has been a regular in the Wales today studio
:03:56. > :03:58.and as is the case with all politicians, he likes to come with
:03:59. > :04:04.The Nato summit that will take place in the autumn of next, 28
:04:05. > :04:05.members of Nato, including the president
:04:06. > :04:08.of the United States, will
:04:09. > :04:11.Newport welcomes the world's most powerful
:04:12. > :04:17.He was joined in Cardiff by Nick Clegg, to set out plans for
:04:18. > :04:24.This was mixed with hard political attacks.
:04:25. > :04:35.We are witnessing a national scandal.
:04:36. > :04:40.fractious relationship between the Labour Welsh government and the
:04:41. > :04:43.Conservative lead UK Government about the state of the NHS.
:04:44. > :04:47.He was also Prime Minister at a resurgent
:04:48. > :04:50.time for the Welsh Conservatives as they took scalps in the general
:04:51. > :04:52.election last year, including seats like Gower.
:04:53. > :04:56.There is no time though for Theresa May to find her feet as
:04:57. > :05:05.With so many urgent matters to deal with.
:05:06. > :05:08.It's not only the Conservatives that have been making
:05:09. > :05:09.the headlines today, but Labour too -
:05:10. > :05:12.with Owen Smith entering the ring to be Labour leader.
:05:13. > :05:15.The Pontypridd MP and former shadow cabinet member says he can heal
:05:16. > :05:17.the party and turn the page on internal strife.
:05:18. > :05:22.Here's our political reporter James Williams.
:05:23. > :05:25.He's the Labour man from a Labour family with his eyes firmly set
:05:26. > :05:31.But do the people of Pontypridd, his home area, a Labour
:05:32. > :05:41.Have you had enough of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour's leader?
:05:42. > :05:44.I just...he doesn't have the support, does he?
:05:45. > :05:49.I think he's a straight man.
:05:50. > :05:56.And I think he'd go for the Conservatives.
:05:57. > :06:00.Well, you've got to give the man time.
:06:01. > :06:04.He's been in it for nearly 12 months.
:06:05. > :06:08.Owen Smith says he can heal those wounds.
:06:09. > :06:12.Jeremy Corbyn is a good man with good values and he's done a lot
:06:13. > :06:15.of good things to shift the debate of this country but I don't think
:06:16. > :06:19.he realises the danger that is now attached to him sticking in,
:06:20. > :06:23.forced perhaps to stick in by some of his supporters.
:06:24. > :06:26.But, as it stands, he's not budging as Labour leader.
:06:27. > :06:29.Last night, party officials ruled Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be
:06:30. > :06:35.If he gets enough support from Labour MPs and MEPs,
:06:36. > :06:41.The 46-years-old he has been a Labour Party member since the age
:06:42. > :06:45.of 16, at which time he attended Barry Boys Comprehensive School
:06:46. > :06:49.in the Vale of Glamorgan, before leaving on to study
:06:50. > :06:55.history and friends at the University of Sussex.
:06:56. > :07:00.A career at the BBC followed, where he worked for a decade
:07:01. > :07:05.I think that is the best way to describe Owen.
:07:06. > :07:08.Very bright, lots of enthusiasm, very little self-doubt,
:07:09. > :07:10.but a very high standard of what he expected.
:07:11. > :07:13.After journalism, Owen Smith's first experience of professional politics
:07:14. > :07:17.was forged in the cauldron of the Northern Irish peace process
:07:18. > :07:22.as a government special adviser to Paul Murphy.
:07:23. > :07:24.He was brilliant in the peace process.
:07:25. > :07:28.The help he gave me in hugely difficult times, talking to both
:07:29. > :07:30.sides and knowing both sides, going sometimes into very
:07:31. > :07:34.difficult parts of Belfast, but also being very understanding
:07:35. > :07:39.of the complexities of the peace process in Northern Ireland.
:07:40. > :07:42.Lobbying for the pharmaceuticals company Pfizer was Owen's
:07:43. > :07:47.last job before entering the House of Commons in 2010.
:07:48. > :07:51.He retained the Pontypridd seat in last year's election.
:07:52. > :07:54.Owen Smith rose quickly through the party's ranks,
:07:55. > :07:57.becoming Shadow Welsh Secretary and then Shadow Work
:07:58. > :08:00.and Pensions Secretary, a job he stepped down
:08:01. > :08:04.from a fortnight ago, citing a seemingly unbridgeable
:08:05. > :08:09.divide between Labour MPs and their leader.
:08:10. > :08:12.But Jeremy Corbyn enjoys a lot of support among
:08:13. > :08:15.Labour grassroots members, including here in Pontypridd.
:08:16. > :08:17.Although the chair of the local party branch tells me he expects
:08:18. > :08:21.the majority of the roughly 600 Labour members in the area
:08:22. > :08:25.will back Owen Smith, there is a contingent of Corbyn
:08:26. > :08:31.supporters, including the assembly member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw.
:08:32. > :08:35.Owen Smith describes himself as a combatant, not a commentator.
:08:36. > :08:39.Today, he's decided to embark on a bloody internal battle that may
:08:40. > :08:46.A coach company based in Ruabon in Wrexham,
:08:47. > :08:48.which runs school buses and other routes, has gone
:08:49. > :08:53.GHA Coaches employs almost 400 people
:08:54. > :08:55.and has more than two hundred vehicles running across
:08:56. > :08:58.Wrexham, Denbighshire, Cheshire and Shropshire.
:08:59. > :09:00.The Welsh Government says it's working closely with local
:09:01. > :09:06.authorities to minimise any adverse affect to key bus services.
:09:07. > :09:09.The Circuit of Wales won't go ahead until the company behind it makes
:09:10. > :09:13.sure less taxpayers money is needed to guarantee it.
:09:14. > :09:18.That's according to the Welsh Government's
:09:19. > :09:21.Economy and Infrastructure Secretary.
:09:22. > :09:23.Ken Skates told the Senedd Chamber more private investment must
:09:24. > :09:27.underpin the regeneration project in Ebbw Vale.
:09:28. > :09:35.The developers say they're already working with civil servants on that.
:09:36. > :09:38.Despite the efforts of the project backers this
:09:39. > :09:42.leaves around 17% being taken by the private sector.
:09:43. > :09:44.That amount of risk falling on the Welsh taxpayer
:09:45. > :09:49.through Welsh and support is unacceptable, especially
:09:50. > :09:53.at a time when we are facing significant economic
:09:54. > :09:57.uncertainty from the UK exit from Europe.
:09:58. > :09:59.The former Shadow Welsh Secretary, Nia Griffith, has raised concerns
:10:00. > :10:01.that the German steel manufacturer, Thyssenkrupp, could hoover up
:10:02. > :10:03.Tata's Port Talbot plant and close it down.
:10:04. > :10:06.The Indian steel conglomorate has stopped the sales process
:10:07. > :10:15.for its Welsh sites as it continues talks over a merger.
:10:16. > :10:18.There's been a significant increase in the number of ONLINE viewers of
:10:19. > :10:19.S4C, according to the channel's annual report.
:10:20. > :10:22.Its programmes were requested more than 8 million times
:10:23. > :10:26.in the last financial year, up from 5.7 million, a year earlier.
:10:27. > :10:28.It comes as the number of viewers to the channel
:10:29. > :10:32.The channel said changes in viewing habits would shape the kind
:10:33. > :10:39.It's important for us to note exactly what sort of content
:10:40. > :10:42.is being selected but what sort of content are people going to look
:10:43. > :10:46.for and does that mean that our commissioning policies need
:10:47. > :10:50.to be reviewed in order to make more programmes,
:10:51. > :10:52.more of the sort of content that people are more likely
:10:53. > :10:57.to look for online rather than just view passively.
:10:58. > :10:58.Around 100 professional cyclists have taken
:10:59. > :11:01.part in the Chepstow Grand Prix this evening, which will lead up
:11:02. > :11:04.to a festival of cycling in Abergavenny this weekend.
:11:05. > :11:06.The events are part of this summer's British Cycling Elite
:11:07. > :11:11.It aims to give people the chance to see professional
:11:12. > :11:23.Let's get the weather forecast now, with Derek.
:11:24. > :11:32.It is a bit topsy-turvy over the next few days. Tomorrow is quite
:11:33. > :11:38.nice. Dry and more settled and feeling a bit warmer. Tomorrow is
:11:39. > :11:42.the best day of the week. We have a few showers around tonight spreading
:11:43. > :11:48.away further south. Tomorrow morning, much of the country should
:11:49. > :11:55.be dry again. Temperatures falling as low as nine Celsius. Tomorrow's
:11:56. > :12:01.chart shows high pressure over the UK. These over the Atlantic are
:12:02. > :12:07.heading our way. Tomorrow morning looking pretty good. A few clouds
:12:08. > :12:12.but some blue sky as well. A good start of the day. Across the rest of
:12:13. > :12:16.the UK, most places are dry tomorrow. Temperatures rise and
:12:17. > :12:22.cloud will build up inland. One or two showers breaking out mainly in
:12:23. > :12:30.the north and east. With light winds feeling warmer tomorrow. 18 Celsius
:12:31. > :12:35.in Belfast. A nice afternoon in Wales tomorrow. A few clouds and
:12:36. > :12:43.some blue sky and sunshine. Sunny on the coast and feeling warmer than
:12:44. > :12:47.today. 17 Celsius in Anglesey. A fine and to the day and dry
:12:48. > :12:53.overnight. Somehow I cloud spreading in from the west overnight with
:12:54. > :13:00.temperatures reaching a Celsius. It is all change on Friday. Some patchy
:13:01. > :13:06.light rain and drizzle and the cloud lowering with Hill fog. It will turn
:13:07. > :13:11.murky. The forecast for the weekend is not so straightforward. Rain and
:13:12. > :13:17.drizzle likely on Sunday. Behind that, it should be dry and bright.
:13:18. > :13:21.Sunday should be the best day of the weekends. Some sunshine and feeling
:13:22. > :13:22.fresher. Enjoyed the sunshine tomorrow.
:13:23. > :13:26.We're back in Breakfast with updates from 6.25.
:13:27. > :13:29.From all of us on the programme, good night.