08/05/2017 BBC Wales Today

It's the technology like driverless cars that

A ?40 million investment hopes to secure compound semi conductors

This is predicted to be ?100 billion business by 2020. So this is us

getting in the early stages to create an industry in the UK that is

going to go on for many, many years. Stand united and Labour can

achieve great things. The party leader in Wales

Carwyn Jones launches We're in the marginal

constituencies which will decide the outcome of the election,

as the campaign gets If you were Prime Minister,

what would you do? I would want a more open attitude on

immigration. We're down the market in Merthyr,

hearing about the issues In tonight's sport, these

were the scenes at Newport County as they celebrated staying up

and this is the man that Mike Flynn is now set

to get the job full-time. And there's more fine,

sunny weather to come. But if you want a drop of rain,

there is a change on the way. We've heard of Silicon Valley

in California which kicked-off the revolution in the technology

we all use today. But could Newport become a world

leader in the next generation Driverless cars, 5G connectivity

and remote health-care among others all rely

on compound semi-conductors. Now, 10 councils from across

South East Wales are investing close to ?40 million in the technology,

with the hope of making the region a world leader in an industry

expected to be worth more than ?125 billion

within three years. With more, here's our Economics

Correspondent, Sarah Dickins. From driverless cars, robotics and

for the many technologies that are expected to transform lives, at the

heart are compound semiconductors. They do things that the last

generation of semiconductors made from silicon cannot do. At Cardiff

University, they have been working cold -- closely with technology

companies with the help of public money. This is predicted to be ?100

billion business by 2020. So this is us getting in at the early stages to

create an industry in the UK that is going to go on for many, many years.

It is still developing those so there is still a huge amount of

research. Never before have local authorities been involved in a new

industry in this way. It is absolutely revolutionary. We were

the hotbed of the industrial revolution back in the 18th and 19th

centuries and I see this as the 21st-century industrial revolution

and we have done plenty of work on it and working together, we have

taken that risk. The ten councils in the city deal will invest nearly ?38

million. It is not a grant. They will own the semiconductor foundry.

The private sector will be tenants. One Welsh company is itself a world

leader in the field. Behind these doors, what they are making is so

precise, -- and so valuable that we cannot just wander along the

production line. What they are making is the tiny part of that go

into so much of the technology we are used to and technology for the

future as well. What that more than 90% of what they make here goes

abroad into products that we then import. This project is about

joining that up and really radically shaking up the Welsh economy. The

council money is projected to attract ?350 million of private

investment as a new Industrial Revolution develops. The foundry

would employ 2000 highly skilled people with the going rate for the

job around three times the Welsh average. As the new industry grows,

it is expected to bring a total of 5000 high-tech jobs within five

years. This is for the next generation of products. Such as

driverless cars. I think Southeast Wales could become a world leader.

Largely because there is currently no single cluster in the world

concentrating on compound semiconductors. This is the only

region where we actually already have a reasonable concentration of

similar companies. Silicon valley in California is so often held up as

the place where new technologies are developed. The dream is for Newport

to eclipse that and become where the next generation of high-tech

innovation is born. A hearing into the conduct

of a South Wales Police officer who investigated allegations

of child sex abuse against former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

has been adjourned. Detective Sergeant Andrew Whelan,

seen here on the left, had been facing seven allegations

of gross misconduct, in relation to how some lines

of inquiry were handled. Today, an employment tribunal panel

dismissed five of the allegations. The force will decide

tomorrow whether to continue Labour councillors are meeting

tonight to decide who will be Last week, the party won

there in the local elections, retaining control of Wales

biggest local authority. Current leader Phil Bale is facing

a leadership challenge A charity representing foster carers

says at least 440 more foster-families are needed in Wales

to ensure vulnerable children The recruitment drive is part

of "foster-care fortnight". The Fostering Network says there's

a particular problem finding carers for youngsters in certain

age-groups. We know for example that there is a

real shortage of foster carers who are prepared to look after

teenagers. The other real factor is that there are many sibling groups

that come into care and it is really important that we keep those

children together. In exactly a month, on June 8th,

the country will go to the polls to vote for Wales' next 40

Members of Parliament. They'll be elected by you,

to represent your local area in the House of Commons and they'll

be your voice on major national So what responsibilities

do our MPs have? Among others, they're

responsible for policy areas like benefits,

crime and policing, defence But many other services

are the responsibility of our Assembly Members

in Cardiff Bay, not our Welsh MPs. Things like health,

education and transport. Well, launching Welsh Labour's

campaign this morning, the First Minister said the party

can achieve great things, Five main pledges were unveiled,

but three of them are issues Carwyn Jones said it was just a case

of Welsh Labour working with party colleagues to return

a Labour government. Our political reporter

James Williams was at the launch. The leader of Welsh Labour, Carwyn

Jones. Here they go again, launching their fifth campaign in the last two

years, Welsh Labour may well be battle hardened but the party knows

it is in for the fight of its life. Last week they lost ground in Wales

in the council elections. The results were better than many in the

party had feared but not resting on their laurels, party activists were

once again out knocking doors over the weekend. They now have five

pledges to sell to the voters, announced today at the Welsh Labour

launch at Glamorgan 's cricket ground.

What I worry about is the Tories walk all over Wales and start

cutting our budget and in Scotland and Northern Ireland and we end up

struggling to deliver spending on health and education that people

expect. We want to continue to spend as we have done in the past. But a

Tory government runs the risk of cutting public spending to the bone.

The party remains dominant in Wales. They currently hold 25 of the 40

Welsh seats at Westminster and so despite this being a UK wide

Westminster general election, launching the campaign here today,

it is clear that Welsh Labour wants to run a distinct campaign when it

is Carwyn Jones rather than Jeremy Corbyn who is front and centre. In

fact in his speech today, the Welsh party leader made no mention of the

UK party leader. So, whereas the Conservative Party is hoping to make

this a presidential contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May, is

Welsh Labour trying to hide its leader? Jeremy has been to Wales

twice recently, shared a platform with Carwyn Jones in the very

successful rally we had on which it common. Two days after the election

was announced. And we all shared a platform at the Welsh Labour

conference at bin Llandudno. And I am sure he will be back again. In

Wales at least be prepared to hear the party talking more about Carwyn

Jones than Jeremy Corbyn. Campaigners from all parties

will be out in force over the next few weeks,

trying to win as many Let's take a look at

what the current political The party with most of our 40 seats

is Labour, with 25 MPs. Followed by the Conservatives

with 11, Plaid Cymru with three, and the Liberal Democrats

have one seat. Tonight we're in some

of the constituencies where the battle for votes

is expected to be most fierce. First let's head to Cardiff North,

a seat that's been both Conservative Interestingly, since 1979 it's been

won by the party that goes on to win It's currently Tory,

and if Labour have any chance of winning this election,

it's the type of seat Here's our political

Editor, Nick Servini. The general election campaign

is getting into full swing. Cardiff North has changed hands

from the Conservatives No prizes for guessing what these

dancers at this salsa club There's only one, one big issue one

that has to be Brexit. I want to hear a soft Brexit,

I want to hear a partial separation where we regained some control

with the courts. The closest I suppose

is the Lib Dems really because I think a lot of people have

changed their minds and a lot of people have seen

how complicated it is. I think a lot of people

have seen how there was People have voted to leave,

I think we should leave. The only party that can actually get

you out of the European Union It pains me to say that,

I must be honest. I've never voted

Conservative in my life. The point about Cardiff North

is that in recent years, it has always been in step

with the UK wide picture and more often than not,

it has been a highly marginal seat. If as some are predicting this

is now pretty safe Tory territory, It may be full of leafy suburbs

and trendy coffee shops, but one of Wales' most respected

political experts told me it did not stop the gloves coming off

in Cardiff North in the general It was like a heavyweight

boxing fight. They stood there and traded

punches and lo and behold, the Conservatives emerged

with a 2000 majority. Yet sweet success for Labour here

in last year's assembly election. It looks to me as if the battle

ground for Labour is It is not offensive

in Cardiff North, it is, oh, dear, what about these other Cardiff seats

which we have held? They may be too young to vote

but everyone will have to live with the consequences of this

election and the decisions made The question of leadership

will be central. Theresa May is definitely

the best leader there. Jeremy Corbyn is a bit

of a liability for his party. I would vote for Leanne

Wood, personally. There are no leaders

of the main parties that The Tories actually

destroyed this country. And Labour certainly aren't

going to dig it out of its hole. You are a Jeremy Corbyn

supporter, why is that? I just think he is the only

person at the moment that Political twists and turns are there

for all to see in Cardiff North. They remain supporting constituency

that votes different ways Over the next few weeks,

we will find out if people here are given straight answers

or led on a merry dance. So let's get the picture in other

parts of the country. Roger Pinney is on Anglesey

and Paul Heaney is in Newport. Yes, Anglesey is a key battle ground

and I wish I had a quick for every time I have said that over the years

but it is as true this time round as it has ever been. In the assembly,

it is held by Plaid Cymru. At the last general election, Labour had

won by a couple of hundred votes. Plaid Cymru have selected the

comeback kid Ieuan Wyn Jones, former MP and Assembly Member, former party

leader. He said he had retired from front line politics. The

Conservatives held Anglesey back in the 1980s and they hope that another

Ukip voters from last time we'll transferred and defect to push them

up with the frontrunners. They still haven't selected their candidate.

The island narrowly voted to leave at the referendum and Ukip was still

selecting say that they hope to vote 1-macro have on their vote from last

time. The Liberal Democrats have selected. They will be pitching for

remain voters. Watch this space. Welcome to the banks

of the River Usk in Newport. I'm standing on the border

of two constituencies, Both have Labour incumbents -

both have been Labour since 1987. The majority in each seat

between 3,500 and 4,500. What could be interesting

is the 6,000 or so votes that Ukip If those votes were to go

to the Conservatives, they could hand the Tories a victory

in both seats. Or will people decide that Ukip

are the Brexit watchdogs, The Conservatives hope to do well

here, but don't forget Newport East was seen as a Lib Dem target seat

back in 2010. That might feel a long time ago

but the Lib Dems will be hoping for a better showing this time

after their vote collapsed in 2015. The Green Party and Plaid Cymru

are also fielding candidates here. Labour managed to hold onto control

in the council here last week, Can they do the same

with their Westminster parliamentary seats,

which they've held for two decades? Paul Heaney, Roger

Pinney, thank you. Information about the candidates

standing in your area Our Political Editor

Nick Servini is here. Nick, another interesting

poll out tonight. Yes, that's right. This is the

YouGov poll for the Welsh Government centre and ITV Wales. 1000 people

questioned on the weekend and when it comes to voting intentions, the

Conservatives were on 41%, Labour 35%, Plaid Cymru 11%, the Liberal

Democrat 7% and Ukip 4%. If you project those to the Confederation

of Parliamentary seats after the election, it would put the

Conservatives in Wales on 20, Labour 16, Plaid Cymru three and the

Liberal Democrats one. It is difficult to do that seat projection

because of all sorts of local projections that need to be taken

into account. For the first time, it has been suggested and indicated

that the Conservatives may have more Welsh MPs than Labour. The first

time that would happen in modern political history. The gap between

the Conservatives and Labour has narrowed. But the Tories are still

well ahead. And I think that the very least it shows that result in a

fortnight ago was not some kind of rogue outlier. We have the

beginnings potentially of a trend that I should say the usual health

warnings apply when it comes to polls. The final suggestion is that

the smaller parties are being squeezed with all the attention on

the two main ones. We are going to hear plenty

from politicians about what they'll deliver if they form the next

Government. Well, during the next few weeks,

you've got the chance to tell them. During last year's assembly election

coverage on Wales Today, we asked what were the burning

issues for you. What would you put top of your to-do

list if you were First Minister? E-mails, tweets and letters,

we took them all straight to the First Minister in his first

few weeks of the new assembly. So, we are doing it again, only this

time, as it is a general election, we want to know what you would do

if you were Prime Minister. If I was Prime Minister,

I would help more self-employed people who are not earning

the minimum wage. I have been selling this two years

and I have already made If I was Prime Minister,

I would certainly keep the pensions with the triple lock

and if possible, look Some months, you've

got something over. But this month is a five-week month,

so there won't be that much. If I were Prime Minister,

I would like to see more open policy on immigration and more help

for the vulnerable in our society. Where my daughter and her husband

live, they pay their taxes more A month to go until the parties

fight it out for your votes What would you do if you

were Prime Minister? Would policing be

top of your agenda? We will be taking your views

to Downing Street after the results Please get in touch,

now for the sport. The man who masterminded

Newport County's great escape from relegation is expected to be

handed the manager's job Mike Flynn's side beat Notts County

with a last minute goal, which guaranteed their place

in the Football League He took over in March,

when the club was 11 points adrift. Tomos Dafydd has been

speaking to him. The final whistle goes. The Great

Escape has happened. In the most dramatic of styles. Pure pleasure

after another agonising afternoon, relief for the record 7500 crowd.

Their team had been written off but Newport County confounded the

pundits, escaping relegation in the final moments of the final game. Not

bad for a rookie boss, former player Mike Flynn returned to the club just

two weeks ago as caretaker manager. His long-term future is expected to

be resolved this week. It was amazing. You go from feeling so flat

to so ecstatic, it is unbelievable. We are having talks. I know what

type of club we are. I will never put the club in jeopardy. What is

there to spend is what is there. The winning goal came from an unlikely

hero. Michael Bryant normally in defence popped up at the other end

of the field to score his first league goal. Perfect timing. The

celebrations continued in the dressing room. And there was hardly

a dry eye in this radio studio. If Skuse me, I am so emotional. The

players partied at this bar until the early hours of Sunday morning

but when the celebrations are over, planning for next season will start

and Newport County won't want to repeat what one Welsh team did a

decade ago. Wrexham avoided dropping out of the football league on the

final day of the season but celebrations were short lived. They

were relegated the following year. It is about stability in the club.

We had four managers last season. And that itself obviously prevents

1-macro presents difficulties and challenges and each time they

change, they want to bring in their players, which is understandable. We

want to create stability with a local boy in the team. People in the

club are looking to bring in new investment in the summer but for

now, Newport can reflect on another remarkable day in the club's

colourful history. Swansea City head coach

Paul Clement says they cannot waste their opportunity after moving

out of the Premier League A 1-nil win against Everton

and Hull's defeat against already-relegated Sunderland saw

the Swans move out They play Sunderland next

on Saturday and the boss has warned his players they must work

hard, because it can I think what it says to everyone is

we have an opportunity, don't waste it. But we know how quickly it can

swing the other way. We have had it ourselves, in a positive way and in

a negative way. We have to make sure now that we are absolutely focused

and prepared to get a good result next week at Sunderland.

Wales striker Ched Evans, has been re-signed by Sheffield United

The 28-year-old was released by the club in the summer of 2012

after he was found guilty of raping a 19 year old woman and sentenced

That conviction was quashed and at a re-trial last year,

British and Irish Lions Coach Warren Gatland says he has no injury

concerns ahead of the summer tour to New Zealand.

Captain Sam Warburton who has a knee injury,

and fly-half Dan Biggar who's having his ankle assessed met up

today with the rest of the squad for the first time together.

The Lions first Test against the All Blacks is on June 24th.

Time now for the weather forecast with Derek.

We are enjoying the sunshine. Is there rain in many gardeners and

farmers would not mind a drop of rain.

It looks like the heavens will open later this week. Before then, more

fine weather to come. Beautiful in Flint today. A few clouds over the

DS jury. Porthmadog, the warmest place in the UK. Dry overnight with

some cloud drifting into the north and east. Temperatures dipping as

low as four Celsius. Tomorrow's chart shows a ridge of high pressure

over the UK and that means more dry weather. Here is the picture for

8am. The whole country dried, cloudy and parts of Gwynedd, Powys and

Monmouthshire and the valleys. Elsewhere, beautiful in

Pembrokeshire and in Aberystwyth. Another dry day to come. There will

be some cloud around but this will tend to break up and clear. More

sunshine developing during the afternoon. Temperatures not baptise

but feeling warm with light winds. Fine tomorrow evening. The sky clear

so it will turn chilly. A judge of ground frost possible in parts of

mid and North Wales. Wednesday a lovely day. Bags of sunshine and it

will turn out warm with light winds and sea breezes. On Thursday, signs

of a change. Cloud increasing. It will be warmer with a risk of rain

in parts of the South. Friday generally more unsettled. Some rain

and showers, heavy in places. More fine weather and sunshine this week

but the dry spell finally breaking later in the week.

I'll have an update for you here at 8 o'clock and again