13/07/2016 BBC Wales Today

What will Teresa May's appointment mean for Wales?

We'll assess what her priorities will be.

And the Pontypridd MP Owen Smith announces he'll stand

against Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership of the Labour Party.

Theresa May is in Downing Street tonight, after being appointed

Here in Wales, the First Minister Carwyn Jones says he's looking

forward to meeting her - but admits, he knows very little

Before entering Number 10, the new Prime Minister said

she would lead a one nation government, protecting

the United Kingdom - and what she called the "precious,

precious" bond between England, Wales, Scotland

But what does her appointment mean for Wales?

Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.

She's been in the Downing Street many times before but Theresa May

did so tonight for the first time as Prime Minister.

Before she's even had time to unpack her bags,

questions are being asked about what her priorities

As Home Secretary Mrs May visited Wales

several times to show the portal David Cameron ahead of last year's

Here in Wales and across the United Kingdom we are on

the cusp of recovery, of new growth, more jobs, better wages.

She was a familiar face on the campaign trail, helping her

colleagues with support in key seats like Cardiff North.

Now as Prime Minister what are the challenges she

First of all, the economy with growing uncertainty in the

background surrounding the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

We live in a changed world both politically and economically so

the leader of the country she has an absolute duty

to promote certainty and confidence amongst businesses.

Businesses are slightly nervous but perhaps not as nervous

as you may expect them to be at the moment.

We are only a few weeks after the vote

Her role will be leading those Brexit negotiations.

The UK Government needs to give a clear

undertaking on very clear picture of quite what funds are going to be

provided to Wales once Brexit happens.

Alongside that, whether any powers that are repatriated from the

European Union remain in Westminster rather than being devolved.

What about devolution at a time when powers

over income tax, energy and

devolved elections are in the process

of being transferred from

Wales need a fair financial settlements, which we

We need a fair settlement in terms of what powers

the people of Wales have through their own parliament here.

Theresa May is above all a cautious politician and those who know her

say that will apply to devolved matters as well.

But they also say she will be unlikely to get in the

way of plans to devolve further powers here.

Remember, the constitution will be on her agenda.

She will look to try to keep the UK together.

At a time when Scotland could try to become independent

Today's Prime Minister's Questions were the last

Outside of the Commons, in his time at Number 10,

he came to Wales more often than many previous leaders.

He has been a regular in the Wales today studio

and as is the case with all politicians, he likes to come with

The Nato summit that will take place in the autumn of next, 28

members of Nato, including the president

of the United States, will

Newport welcomes the world's most powerful

He was joined in Cardiff by Nick Clegg, to set out plans for

This was mixed with hard political attacks.

We are witnessing a national scandal.

fractious relationship between the Labour Welsh government and the

Conservative lead UK Government about the state of the NHS.

He was also Prime Minister at a resurgent

time for the Welsh Conservatives as they took scalps in the general

election last year, including seats like Gower.

There is no time though for Theresa May to find her feet as

With so many urgent matters to deal with.

It's not only the Conservatives that have been making

the headlines today, but Labour too -

with Owen Smith entering the ring to be Labour leader.

The Pontypridd MP and former shadow cabinet member says he can heal

the party and turn the page on internal strife.

Here's our political reporter James Williams.

He's the Labour man from a Labour family with his eyes firmly set

But do the people of Pontypridd, his home area, a Labour

Have you had enough of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour's leader?

I just...he doesn't have the support, does he?

I think he's a straight man.

And I think he'd go for the Conservatives.

Well, you've got to give the man time.

He's been in it for nearly 12 months.

Owen Smith says he can heal those wounds.

Jeremy Corbyn is a good man with good values and he's done a lot

of good things to shift the debate of this country but I don't think

he realises the danger that is now attached to him sticking in,

forced perhaps to stick in by some of his supporters.

But, as it stands, he's not budging as Labour leader.

Last night, party officials ruled Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be

If he gets enough support from Labour MPs and MEPs,

The 46-years-old he has been a Labour Party member since the age

of 16, at which time he attended Barry Boys Comprehensive School

in the Vale of Glamorgan, before leaving on to study

history and friends at the University of Sussex.

A career at the BBC followed, where he worked for a decade

I think that is the best way to describe Owen.

Very bright, lots of enthusiasm, very little self-doubt,

but a very high standard of what he expected.

After journalism, Owen Smith's first experience of professional politics

was forged in the cauldron of the Northern Irish peace process

as a government special adviser to Paul Murphy.

He was brilliant in the peace process.

The help he gave me in hugely difficult times, talking to both

sides and knowing both sides, going sometimes into very

difficult parts of Belfast, but also being very understanding

of the complexities of the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Lobbying for the pharmaceuticals company Pfizer was Owen's

last job before entering the House of Commons in 2010.

He retained the Pontypridd seat in last year's election.

Owen Smith rose quickly through the party's ranks,

becoming Shadow Welsh Secretary and then Shadow Work

and Pensions Secretary, a job he stepped down

from a fortnight ago, citing a seemingly unbridgeable

divide between Labour MPs and their leader.

But Jeremy Corbyn enjoys a lot of support among

Labour grassroots members, including here in Pontypridd.

Although the chair of the local party branch tells me he expects

the majority of the roughly 600 Labour members in the area

will back Owen Smith, there is a contingent of Corbyn

supporters, including the assembly member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw.

Owen Smith describes himself as a combatant, not a commentator.

Today, he's decided to embark on a bloody internal battle that may

A coach company based in Ruabon in Wrexham,

which runs school buses and other routes, has gone

GHA Coaches employs almost 400 people

and has more than two hundred vehicles running across

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Cheshire and Shropshire.

The Welsh Government says it's working closely with local

authorities to minimise any adverse affect to key bus services.

The Circuit of Wales won't go ahead until the company behind it makes

sure less taxpayers money is needed to guarantee it.

That's according to the Welsh Government's

Economy and Infrastructure Secretary.

Ken Skates told the Senedd Chamber more private investment must

underpin the regeneration project in Ebbw Vale.

The developers say they're already working with civil servants on that.

Despite the efforts of the project backers this

leaves around 17% being taken by the private sector.

That amount of risk falling on the Welsh taxpayer

through Welsh and support is unacceptable, especially

at a time when we are facing significant economic

uncertainty from the UK exit from Europe.

The former Shadow Welsh Secretary, Nia Griffith, has raised concerns

that the German steel manufacturer, Thyssenkrupp, could hoover up

Tata's Port Talbot plant and close it down.

The Indian steel conglomorate has stopped the sales process

for its Welsh sites as it continues talks over a merger.

There's been a significant increase in the number of ONLINE viewers of

S4C, according to the channel's annual report.

Its programmes were requested more than 8 million times

in the last financial year, up from 5.7 million, a year earlier.

It comes as the number of viewers to the channel

The channel said changes in viewing habits would shape the kind

It's important for us to note exactly what sort of content

is being selected but what sort of content are people going to look

for and does that mean that our commissioning policies need

to be reviewed in order to make more programmes,

more of the sort of content that people are more likely

to look for online rather than just view passively.

Around 100 professional cyclists have taken

part in the Chepstow Grand Prix this evening, which will lead up

to a festival of cycling in Abergavenny this weekend.

The events are part of this summer's British Cycling Elite

It aims to give people the chance to see professional

Let's get the weather forecast now, with Derek.

It is a bit topsy-turvy over the next few days. Tomorrow is quite

nice. Dry and more settled and feeling a bit warmer. Tomorrow is

the best day of the week. We have a few showers around tonight spreading

away further south. Tomorrow morning, much of the country should

be dry again. Temperatures falling as low as nine Celsius. Tomorrow's

chart shows high pressure over the UK. These over the Atlantic are

heading our way. Tomorrow morning looking pretty good. A few clouds

but some blue sky as well. A good start of the day. Across the rest of

the UK, most places are dry tomorrow. Temperatures rise and

cloud will build up inland. One or two showers breaking out mainly in

the north and east. With light winds feeling warmer tomorrow. 18 Celsius

in Belfast. A nice afternoon in Wales tomorrow. A few clouds and

some blue sky and sunshine. Sunny on the coast and feeling warmer than

today. 17 Celsius in Anglesey. A fine and to the day and dry

overnight. Somehow I cloud spreading in from the west overnight with

temperatures reaching a Celsius. It is all change on Friday. Some patchy

light rain and drizzle and the cloud lowering with Hill fog. It will turn

murky. The forecast for the weekend is not so straightforward. Rain and

drizzle likely on Sunday. Behind that, it should be dry and bright.

Sunday should be the best day of the weekends. Some sunshine and feeling

fresher. Enjoyed the sunshine tomorrow.

We're back in Breakfast with updates from 6.25.

From all of us on the programme, good night.