:00:00. > :00:10.Prime Minister Theresa May made up her mind to call the election
:00:11. > :00:12.on her recent walking trip to Snowdonia.
:00:13. > :00:23.She is right. She is now going to the country to get that endorsement
:00:24. > :00:29.and I am behind her all of the way. We are behind Jeremy Corbyn and we
:00:30. > :00:31.will be out there fighting for a Labour victory on the 8th of June.
:00:32. > :00:37.Swing constituencies like this - will be where the election
:00:38. > :00:47.I have not made up my mind yet. I would want to be voted in and not
:00:48. > :01:05.just given the job. My gut feeling is it will not change anything.
:01:06. > :01:10.The cavity wall insulation causing rot, damp and heartache.
:01:11. > :01:18.Why aren't people who cause cruelty kept on an animal
:01:19. > :01:25.And Michael Bogdanov - one of the Wales's most
:01:26. > :01:27.controversial theatre directors has died.
:01:28. > :01:35.Theresa May said she made the "reluctant" decision
:01:36. > :01:41.while walking in Snowdonia over Easter - tonight politicians
:01:42. > :01:43.representing Wales have been reacting to the Prime Minister's
:01:44. > :01:47.Speaking from Downing Street, Theresa May said -
:01:48. > :01:49.a general election is the only way to guarantee certainty and stability
:01:50. > :01:57.From Westminster, our parliamentary correspondent David Cornock.
:01:58. > :02:06.To reason may's holiday snaps. It was on this break in Snowdonia that
:02:07. > :02:11.the Prime Minister changed her mind and decided to call these that
:02:12. > :02:15.collection. It was with reluctance that I decided that the country
:02:16. > :02:20.needs this collection but it is with strong conviction that we need
:02:21. > :02:24.strong and leadership to see us through Brexit and beyond. Our
:02:25. > :02:32.announcement caught everybody here at Westminster by surprise. The
:02:33. > :02:36.pundits, even the bookmakers and the politicians, too. The First Minister
:02:37. > :02:41.said the timing was odd. Clyde Comrie said it was cynical.
:02:42. > :02:50.Tomorrow, most Labour, Plaid can rate and Labour MPs will vote to
:02:51. > :02:53.hold a early general election. The Tories are using the means of
:02:54. > :02:59.no-confidence vote to get their own way. This is what is going to happen
:03:00. > :03:05.whether we are in favour of it or not. We are going to take every
:03:06. > :03:09.opportunity and as for my fellow members, we are looking forward to
:03:10. > :03:14.the chants. There is an energy and politics in Wales. Labour see it as
:03:15. > :03:17.a chance to regain power in Westminster. We are not concerned.
:03:18. > :03:25.We have released policies we are proud of, such as raising the
:03:26. > :03:29.minimum wage to ?20 by 2020. We have put them into a manifesto and we are
:03:30. > :03:33.ready to go. We are behind Jeremy and we will be out there fighting
:03:34. > :03:40.for a Labour victory on the 8th of June. Byron Davies, you have the
:03:41. > :03:46.smallest majority in the whole of the UK. I deny this? Not at all. I
:03:47. > :03:51.am very confident. I am pleased the Prime Minister has gone to the
:03:52. > :03:55.country. The Labour Party is in disarray. The Prime Minister is
:03:56. > :04:00.right. She's going to the country to get that endorsement and I am behind
:04:01. > :04:08.her all the way. Voters in Wales will send 40 MPs to Westminster. The
:04:09. > :04:15.boundary changes which would have cut it to 20 will not happen for
:04:16. > :04:19.now. Ukip will hope to build on their breakthrough. Neil Hamilton
:04:20. > :04:26.was an MP once. It is opportunism on her part. Bring it on. It is a time
:04:27. > :04:31.to clear out a bit of dross. If the election occurs, I have got to stand
:04:32. > :04:38.in it. It remains to be seen whether Mike Branch wants me but I am up for
:04:39. > :04:43.the fight. -- whether my branch wants me. They are hoping their
:04:44. > :04:48.opposition to Brexit will build a comeback. There is no strong
:04:49. > :04:51.opposition and so with this coming election, we liberal Democrats will
:04:52. > :04:57.have to be that opposition. It is a long way to go but we have already
:04:58. > :05:02.done it in local elections and by-elections. The Prime Minister
:05:03. > :05:06.says that after last year's vote to leave the European Union, there will
:05:07. > :05:11.be no turning back. It is quite a move from the Prime Minister, isn't
:05:12. > :05:16.it? It is a big surprise. She surprised everyone here, including
:05:17. > :05:22.her own ministers who only found out before that statement at 11 o'clock.
:05:23. > :05:25.Among them was the Secretary of State for Wales. How surprised where
:05:26. > :05:30.you? The Prime Minister said at the outset of the meeting she had a
:05:31. > :05:34.statement to make and she intended to call a general election. She
:05:35. > :05:39.explained that is the difficult decision. It is about providing the
:05:40. > :05:42.certainty and security country needs is being renegotiated to leave the
:05:43. > :05:46.European Union but also delivering that plan that the Prime Minister
:05:47. > :05:50.launched in Cardiff. We had certainty because we knew the
:05:51. > :05:54.election was going to be in 2020. She said there was not going to be
:05:55. > :06:00.an early general election. If we cannot trust her on that, why trust
:06:01. > :06:05.her on anything else? We are in this position reluctantly but we have
:06:06. > :06:09.seen the opposition parties are using the parliamentary process to
:06:10. > :06:12.disrupt the negotiations and leaving the Prime Minister any weaker
:06:13. > :06:17.position to negotiate with the European Union. This will strengthen
:06:18. > :06:21.the Government's hand to get the best deal for Wales and the United
:06:22. > :06:26.Kingdom and deliver on that plan for Britain which is so important. It is
:06:27. > :06:28.not just about Brexit, it is about improving the standards of education
:06:29. > :06:45.and health care and delivering for everyone. We are
:06:46. > :06:48.having an election because the Prime Minister is afraid of parliamentary
:06:49. > :06:50.scrutiny? Not at all. This is about strengthening her hand and providing
:06:51. > :06:52.the stability and certainty the country needs we can negotiate that
:06:53. > :06:55.plan, as there are elections in France and Germany and so we note
:06:56. > :07:00.the UK will be there on an equal footing looking to five years but
:07:01. > :07:03.beyond the term. You have been talking about Brexit and she is
:07:04. > :07:10.talking about Brexit. Looks like are having another referendum. The plan
:07:11. > :07:15.for Britain is just as important as the decision to leave the European
:07:16. > :07:18.Union. The Prime Minister was in Cardiff launching it and underlining
:07:19. > :07:26.the importance of the union of the K and we want to be a Government who
:07:27. > :07:30.works for every part. -- UK. This is about launching a manifesto that
:07:31. > :07:35.shows we are a Government that works for everyone in matter what hard of
:07:36. > :07:38.the UK you come from. This is about delivering the right thing for the
:07:39. > :07:43.country because it is the right thing to do. Thank you very much.
:07:44. > :07:48.The Prime Minister cannot just call a general election these days. Under
:07:49. > :07:55.the law, the MPs have two bought for one. Tomorrow, the MPs will start a
:07:56. > :08:01.90 minute debate about the fact of the general election on June the
:08:02. > :08:05.eight. The Prime Minister needs a two thirds majority. She will get
:08:06. > :08:12.that and there will be a general election on the 8th of June.
:08:13. > :08:14.After Wales voted in favour of leaving the EU, how
:08:15. > :08:17.could the General Election in June change the political landscape here?
:08:18. > :08:27.Let's look at how the vertical map currently looks. 40 seats is Labour,
:08:28. > :08:33.with 25. Followed by the Conservatives with 11 seats. The
:08:34. > :08:38.Liberal Democrats have just one seat. One of the closest run
:08:39. > :08:43.constituencies on the 20 15th general election was Bridge end,
:08:44. > :08:52.where Labour beat the Conservatives by just 1900 votes. Voters they are
:08:53. > :08:57.also voted for Brexit. British politics is proving to be quite the
:08:58. > :09:03.ride. The latest twist, the unexpected announcement of the
:09:04. > :09:07.election has thrown Westminster into another spin. The announcement was
:09:08. > :09:14.quite a turnaround. She denied there would be a snap general election.
:09:15. > :09:19.These things are normally held on the same issues, the economy and
:09:20. > :09:23.taxes. She has made it clear there will only be one issue and that is
:09:24. > :09:26.Brexit. This is going to be very tricky for a Labour at this general
:09:27. > :09:32.election because they are going to be talking about a Brexit that they
:09:33. > :09:36.did not want their traditional voters backed. For the other
:09:37. > :09:41.parties, this may be an opportunity to pick up seats but that will be
:09:42. > :09:46.down to local factors. Westminster might be back from its break, but
:09:47. > :09:51.the holidays continued here. Theatre-goers were seeking thrills
:09:52. > :09:55.of another kind and many unaware of the news. That is going to be a
:09:56. > :10:00.general election on June the 8th. What do you make of that? I am
:10:01. > :10:06.surprised. It was a massive surprise but I can see her reason for it. She
:10:07. > :10:11.is a strong women. If it was me, I would want people to at in and not
:10:12. > :10:15.just given the job. There is a lot of confusion with Brexit and what is
:10:16. > :10:19.going on with the country and its direction. Hopefully it will unify
:10:20. > :10:26.things. If I thought Brexit route chains, I would change who I would
:10:27. > :10:31.vote for. But I do not think that will be the case. Brexit is done now
:10:32. > :10:35.and we need to move on and focus on issues that are important people.
:10:36. > :10:39.This will be one of the constituencies to keep an eye on. It
:10:40. > :10:45.has been a safe Labour seat for decades but at the last general
:10:46. > :10:49.election, Labour only had around a 2000 vote majority over the
:10:50. > :10:53.Conservatives and we voted for Brexit. What way will it have in
:10:54. > :11:00.this unprecedented general election? There not any obvious seats that
:11:01. > :11:05.conservatives are in contention for, but as the last years have shown us,
:11:06. > :11:10.anything can happen. The Conservatives will hope they can
:11:11. > :11:17.wrestle other pro-Brexit seats off of labour if their current lead in
:11:18. > :11:27.the pool halls up. They are likely to have tough... Ukip will hope they
:11:28. > :11:33.can to, after success at the last election. The Prime Minister has
:11:34. > :11:39.taken a gamble of words that Cook career. She is odds-on favourite but
:11:40. > :11:43.with seven weeks until the election and the unpredictability of
:11:44. > :11:51.politics, even she must know anything can happen. Let's go to
:11:52. > :11:55.Cardiff Bay and speak to our vertical editor. Labour may be the
:11:56. > :12:01.biggest party in Wales but they are not thrilled of the prospect of an
:12:02. > :12:09.election, are at the? That is right. It is a contrasting response today.
:12:10. > :12:14.A animated LeAnn weird seeing she thinks it is game on. She has not
:12:15. > :12:25.ruled out standing in this election. -- LeAnn route. The leader of the
:12:26. > :12:29.Welsh Labour, the First Minister, questioning the timing and
:12:30. > :12:33.questioning whether it was in the national interest and even
:12:34. > :12:38.questioning the effect of peace or Northern Ireland. It seems like he
:12:39. > :12:41.was talking about anything other than the vulnerability of
:12:42. > :12:47.parliamentary seats in Wales held by Labour. It is worth remembering that
:12:48. > :12:50.two years ago the Conservatives were effective in the general election
:12:51. > :12:55.and the calculation from the Conservatives will be that we'll is
:12:56. > :12:59.footed to leave and as a result, there will be huge number of people
:13:00. > :13:04.across Wales who will want to give the Prime Minister a mandate to take
:13:05. > :13:10.the UK out of the European union. The secretary of state in the
:13:11. > :13:15.interview now said it will not be a rerun of the referendum but what do
:13:16. > :13:21.you think? Yes, it is fascinating. It is interesting that within
:13:22. > :13:25.certain parties, particularly those pro-remain parties, they think the
:13:26. > :13:32.referendum last year was a mess at a hotshot porch of ideas. Now that
:13:33. > :13:35.people in Wales have had the time to absorb the economic implications
:13:36. > :13:40.they will think again about how they voted. On the flip the Conservatives
:13:41. > :13:45.feel there are many people on the blood cult bubble in Wales who are
:13:46. > :13:51.still in denial and in the middle who are trying to strike a ground
:13:52. > :13:57.saying they respect the leave vote in Wales but having to be acutely
:13:58. > :14:02.aware of the economic consequences of what legal means across Wales. It
:14:03. > :14:04.will not be all about Brexit but it is hard to see past Brexit at the
:14:05. > :14:15.moment. -- in a bubble in Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police are continuing
:14:16. > :14:17.to appeal for information about a 90-year-old Lancashire man -
:14:18. > :14:22.missing off the coast near Cardigan. also known as Archie,
:14:23. > :14:26.took his small sailing dinghy out to sea from
:14:27. > :14:29.Teifi Boat Club on Saturday. The search for him has been scaled
:14:30. > :14:31.back, but police are continuing to appeal for information
:14:32. > :14:41.from anybody who may have If they have seen anyone in
:14:42. > :14:48.distress, get in contact with us and I would appeal for anyone who was in
:14:49. > :14:51.and around the area up as far as Newquay to remain vigilant and if we
:14:52. > :14:58.do see anything suspicious, contact us immediately on one 01.
:14:59. > :15:03.A 30-year-old man has been charged with causing death
:15:04. > :15:06.by dangerous driving after a woman was killed in a car
:15:07. > :15:10.was driving a white BMW when a collision involving
:15:11. > :15:13.a Volkswagen Transporter van took place in the Pentir area last
:15:14. > :15:16.The jury in the trial of a psychiatrist accused
:15:17. > :15:18.of sexually abusing some of his patients in South Wales
:15:19. > :15:20.will continue deliberating its verdicts tomorrow.
:15:21. > :15:22.77-year-old Dr Brian Harris is standing trial at
:15:23. > :15:26.He denies 13 counts of sexual abuse - including rape -
:15:27. > :15:31.against five men between 1991 and 20-11.
:15:32. > :15:38.It's supposed to make homes more energy efficient,
:15:39. > :15:41.but thousands of properties across Wales could be
:15:42. > :15:43.at risk of developing rot, damp and structural problems
:15:44. > :15:45.because of cavity wall installation that's been incorrectly injected.
:15:46. > :15:51.The MP for Arfon, Hywel Williams is calling on the UK Government
:15:52. > :15:56.to take responsibility of a situation.
:15:57. > :16:03.On the outside you can see where all the bricks
:16:04. > :16:06.have blown, they are the
:16:07. > :16:10.Mother of three Anna Phillips from Barry
:16:11. > :16:12.brought her three-bedroom home in 2004.
:16:13. > :16:13.She started having problems seven years
:16:14. > :16:18.cavity wall installation installed by the previous owners.
:16:19. > :16:21.We have got this wall here that leads up to the
:16:22. > :16:24.All the tiling is black and the ceiling is black
:16:25. > :16:30.Due to it being a box bedroom, you cannot move his bed
:16:31. > :16:41.My bedroom and the back girls' bedroom, all the mould is starting
:16:42. > :16:49.Everything material wise, toys, clothes,
:16:50. > :16:55.shoes, as soon as it touches it, we are binning it.
:16:56. > :17:04.They have asthma and they are continuously coughing.
:17:05. > :17:08.You can have the heating on all day and you don't
:17:09. > :17:12.Around 900,000 homes in Wales have been built with cavity
:17:13. > :17:14.walls, according to a report by the construction
:17:15. > :17:17.The Welsh Government recognises a need to improve
:17:18. > :17:21.insulation in older housing stock, but according to industry experts,
:17:22. > :17:32.Approximately two thirds of Wales would fall within a locality which
:17:33. > :17:35.is described as very exposed to driving wind and rain.
:17:36. > :17:37.Some locations will be even more exposed, some as the heads
:17:38. > :17:40.of the valley and coastal locations and properties facing the west or
:17:41. > :17:45.For over a decade, companies backed by
:17:46. > :17:47.Government grants have been fitting the installation into houses which
:17:48. > :17:52.Campaigners want the problem to be addressed urgently and
:17:53. > :18:01.the issue will be debated in Westminster tomorrow.
:18:02. > :18:04.I want the Government to take some responsibility for this dreadful
:18:05. > :18:09.Something which is quickly developing into a scandal, I think.
:18:10. > :18:11.There seems to be no information about the number of cases
:18:12. > :18:12.of cavity wall insulation that
:18:13. > :18:17.People who are suffering are not being helped to come forward.
:18:18. > :18:21.The UK Government says they are committed
:18:22. > :18:23.to ensuring consumers are protected when choosing cavity wall
:18:24. > :18:29.For now, Anna's plight continues as she lives with the
:18:30. > :18:34.There are calls tonight for an animal offenders' register,
:18:35. > :18:37.after criticism there's no clear way to enforce a ban on people
:18:38. > :18:42.The RSPCA says 11 people have been prosecuted
:18:43. > :18:50.but fear the true number could be much higher.
:18:51. > :18:59.What we rely on is member of the public or call us when they spot
:19:00. > :19:03.cruelty in the first police that the call us again when they know
:19:04. > :19:08.somebody has been banned but have a dog or a rabbit again. We do not
:19:09. > :19:12.have resources to do is spot checks on everybody so we rely on members
:19:13. > :19:17.of the public to felt as then. One way to stop people having animals is
:19:18. > :19:21.to have this register in place. The prison's watchdog says there's
:19:22. > :19:24.been a deterioration in safety at a young offenders
:19:25. > :19:25.institution in Bridgend. Inspectors at Parc prison found
:19:26. > :19:27.the number of assaults on staff had increased and many
:19:28. > :19:31.cases of bad behaviour went unchallenged, some
:19:32. > :19:32.offenders were even rewarded The director at the unit says
:19:33. > :19:36.training is being reviewed. The renowned Welsh theatre director
:19:37. > :19:41.Michael Bogdanov has died. He was 78 and had a heart
:19:42. > :19:44.attack on Easter Sunday. He was best known for
:19:45. > :19:50.directing Shakespeare, but his pioneering style meant
:19:51. > :19:52.he courted controversy, too. Our arts and media correspondent
:19:53. > :19:57.Huw Thomas looks back at his life. Michael Bogdanov was the director
:19:58. > :20:00.who took his passion for theatre to He formed his own Shakespeare
:20:01. > :20:07.Company, 12 Olivier awards and made his mark
:20:08. > :20:12.as a radical director In the 1980s, he directed
:20:13. > :20:20.at the National Theatre in London, where he ended up in the dock
:20:21. > :20:22.for pushing the boundaries. The Romans in Britain
:20:23. > :20:25.featured a scene of male rape, which angered the morality
:20:26. > :20:27.campaigner Mary Whitehouse, whose private prosecution
:20:28. > :20:28.was unsuccessful. Theatre for young people
:20:29. > :20:33.was a particular passion but so was promoting his homeland, where
:20:34. > :20:35.he called for a National Theatre of Wales for years before
:20:36. > :20:38.it was eventually established. He was a very passionate
:20:39. > :20:40.man, very passionate about Wales and the arts and very
:20:41. > :20:43.knowledgeable about the arts and a He could be cantankerous and funny
:20:44. > :20:50.and witty and challenging. Slow clocks, quick
:20:51. > :20:52.clocks, pendulum... He brought some of his oldest
:20:53. > :20:57.friends to Swansea grand Theatre in 2014, directing 36 hours
:20:58. > :21:00.of readings of Dylan Thomas's works There is a huge buzz
:21:01. > :21:10.around the theatre and also around the town
:21:11. > :21:12.because these kind of events He had recently been
:21:13. > :21:19.in talks about more I was with him two weeks
:21:20. > :21:21.ago. We were talking about
:21:22. > :21:27.with Whoopi Goldberg. She came to one of his master
:21:28. > :21:37.classes and he brought her I saw a letter from Colin Farrell
:21:38. > :21:45.saying, thank you for giving You do not forget it when people
:21:46. > :21:53.give you that chance. He died on holiday in
:21:54. > :21:56.Greece over the Easter weekend and leaves five children
:21:57. > :21:59.and a legacy as one of our most Let's return to our top story -
:22:00. > :22:03.MPs will vote tomorrow on whether to In a surprise announcement
:22:04. > :22:07.Prime Minister Theresa May said she wants to go to
:22:08. > :22:09.the polls on June 8th. She needs the support of two thirds
:22:10. > :22:13.of MPs for that to happen. Let's get a final word
:22:14. > :22:21.from our Welsh Affairs This has caught everyone by
:22:22. > :22:24.surprise, hasn't it? Yes, this is the Government has an overall
:22:25. > :22:29.majority which would be regarded normally as a reasonable working
:22:30. > :22:33.majority. When we have had collections close together in the
:22:34. > :22:37.past, is because the Government lacks that majority. The Prime
:22:38. > :22:43.Minister has decided the majority she has is not sufficient. Maybe she
:22:44. > :22:52.feels she is too easily pressurised by groups in the Conservative Party
:22:53. > :22:56.and she needs a bigger majority if she wants cohesion in Parliament. It
:22:57. > :23:00.is a big gamble. When ever you choose to go to the polls early,
:23:01. > :23:06.there is always a danger the electorate may turn around and say,
:23:07. > :23:10.no, thank you. Elections come along as quickly as buses these days. This
:23:11. > :23:15.is going to be different kind of the election, isn't it? This will be the
:23:16. > :23:20.fifth time the people in Wales will be asked to go to the polls in two
:23:21. > :23:24.years. It could lead to the low turnout. A lot of the campaign will
:23:25. > :23:29.revolve around the parties trying to get out the vote. We are going to
:23:30. > :23:35.see a campaign that has not been planned in many ways. There are not
:23:36. > :23:38.the grids there. There will not be television debates probably. The
:23:39. > :23:43.Conservatives say that will not be many press conferences. This is an
:23:44. > :23:49.odd election and because of that, it is an unpredictable election. The
:23:50. > :23:53.range of possible results is very wide on this occasion. No television
:23:54. > :24:00.debates, definitely? That appears to be the case. The Prime Minister says
:24:01. > :24:02.she is not willing to take part and it would be unlikely the
:24:03. > :24:11.broadcasters would hold the debate that did not hold the Prime
:24:12. > :24:17.Minister. In 1964 there were none until 76. We might not see a debate
:24:18. > :24:18.again until the couple more general elections. Thank you very much.
:24:19. > :24:21.In the more immediate future - let's see what the weather has in store -
:24:22. > :24:32.After a mixed weekend, looking dry and settled over the week to come.
:24:33. > :24:37.Patchy rain at times and warm earth by day and chilly nights. Some cloud
:24:38. > :24:45.and clear skies. Temperatures will drop away and a frost will form in
:24:46. > :24:51.brutal sports. Lows of two Celsius and Calder in the countryside. High
:24:52. > :24:58.pressure is in charge tomorrow and this cold front will edge closer to
:24:59. > :25:02.the coast of Wales. Some frost and a chilly and bright start. As that
:25:03. > :25:06.front edges closer together, cloud will thicken from the north and west
:25:07. > :25:12.in the afternoon. Thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle but staying
:25:13. > :25:18.dry for most. Wins remain light on top temperatures of 13 Celsius. That
:25:19. > :25:25.front moved southwards tomorrow and drizzle. Mist and fog but not as
:25:26. > :25:26.cold as the past two nights. Those of six Celsius. Thursday, the odd
:25:27. > :25:44.spot of drizzle but most places will state drive. More
:25:45. > :25:47.cloud around and sunny spells. He westerly wind and fuelling pleasant
:25:48. > :25:49.than any sunshine. 14 Celsius. A cold front will move southwards and
:25:50. > :25:52.later on Friday, a dry start but patchy rain later on. It will turn
:25:53. > :25:57.Calder and a chilly start to next weekend. Largely dry and settled
:25:58. > :26:01.over the next days but patchy rain at times. Northerly winds bringing
:26:02. > :26:08.equal quarter starting next weekend but some sunny spells, too. Thank
:26:09. > :26:12.you. The headlines again, the Prime Minister has cold for a snap general
:26:13. > :26:17.election on the 8th of June. She said Britain needs certainty, and
:26:18. > :26:24.strong leadership following the EU referendum. She will need
:26:25. > :26:28.parliamentary approval. A debate will be held tomorrow. It is with
:26:29. > :26:32.reluctance that I decided the country need this election. It is
:26:33. > :26:39.with strong conviction that I see it is necessary to have the strong
:26:40. > :26:48.leadership the country needs to see us through Brexit and beyond. More
:26:49. > :26:55.on the website. I will have an update at 8pm and the news at 10pm.
:26:56. > :27:07.Thank you for watching. Good evening.
:27:08. > :27:11.We've got an armed man on the run with a child.