05/01/2017 BBC Wales Today

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First Minister Carwyn Jones in Norway says EU citizens should

not face barriers if they come to work in Wales after Brexit.

Should Wales be given control of immigration?

That's the call tonight from a group of MPs.

EU citizens shouldn't face barriers if they come

here to work after Brexit, so says the First Minister.

Carwyn Jones was speaking during a visit to Norway.

It isn't part of the European Union but accepts many of its laws

and its rules on immigration as a member of the single market.

From the Norwegian capital Oslo, our political

By coming here, Carwyn Jones is sending a signal that he wants

To stay in the single market, Norway must allow EU workers

to come here freely, even though it's not

To keep our access to the single market, Carwyn Jones says

we should be prepared to do something similar.

I know that many people are not happy with the

current system of freedom of movement so that can't stay exactly

as it is, I think that's right to say.

What I've suggested is people should have freedom

The First Minister visited a sixth form college this morning and wants

to learn from Norway's government to find out whether a soft

Brexit which keeps the UK in the single market is possible.

But while he is in Norway, the Norwegian Prime Minister

has been in Germany, where she had this warning.

I fear a very hard Brexit but I hope we will find a

There has to be give and take to stay in

Norway has also high number of EU migrants coming in,

in fact we have higher per capita migrants in Norway than in the UK.

But in Norway migration from the EU is seen as positive.

Norwegians have voted against EU membership in the past and this

Norwegian PhD student based in Cardiff University says there is no

Aall parties have agreed to leave the debate

because the opinion polls always show people are Eurosceptic.

A red white and blue Brexit is what Theresa May wants.

Today Carwyn Jones attacked her for not making clear

Conservatives say his visit to Oslo is grandstanding.

We are the fifth largest economy in the world,

we have a great trading relationship with countries across the globe and

If the First Minister wishes to go to Oslo

and look at what Norway is doing, yes, what we need to be crafting

out here is a British relationship with Europe.

We are in uncharted territory says Carwyn Jones and no country

has left the EU before, and no other country,

including Norway, provides a ready-made blueprint to describe

Norway had to build its own relationship with Europe.

The UK will have to do the same when it

formally starts the Brexit process in March.

A children's football coach who took ecstacy for the first time

died after falling into a river and drowned.

An inquest was told 21-year-old Jordan Miers

was seen confused and disorientated after leaving a work's Christmas

His body was recovered from the city's Marina three weeks later.

A television channel specialising in Extreme Sports has been unveiled

as the latest business partner for the the proposed

Those behind the project are hoping to build the ?425 million

400 staff at the JCB factory in Wrexham will be involved

in supplying the United States army with a fleet of forklift trucks.

They'll be producing axles for 1,600 rough terrain vehicles.

It's one of the biggest single orders in JCB's history.

Should Wales be given control over immigration?

That's the call tonight from a group of MPs who say devolving some

powers over the system, such as visas and migration quotas,

The UK Government says any changes would lead to complications.

Our political reporter Carl Roberts has the story.

Immigration is never far from the headlines.

Today's debate - who should set the rules for people wanting to

A report from a group of MPs and peers

says the Welsh Government should have a say and is calling on the

UK Government to seriously consider devolving a degree of control over

immigration policy powers to the nations and regions to help

It also wants an independent commission to explore

Our report recommends an independent commission

to explore how a devolved, regionally-led system

might give people a greater sense of democratic

control over immigration and change in their area.

Shaping immigration criteria to address national or regional

needs will instil greater confidence that the system works for your area

The report also suggests looking at the system in place in Canada,

were all ten provincial governments are allowed to set specific

requirements for immigrants and have some control over visas.

Some question whether this kind of system would work here in Wales.

In some ways it would make sense because education and housing

are already devolved issues but in other ways it may complicate

things because asylum and immigration are obviously

not devolved and asylum seekers are frequently rooted around

the UK on a no-choice basis so they would have to look

at that policy again if they want to devolve these issues.

Others say immigration rules tailored to the needs of Wales

Wales' economic profile is different to the rest of the UK.

We have a larger dependency on manufacturing and

we're the only country in the UK that is a net

exporter of goods, so having our own ability to issue work visas and work

permits would give us an increased advantage, I think, in terms of

boosting our economy and helping support the NHS as well.

The Welsh Government has welcomed the MPs report and says it

would like to see the needs of Wales represented in

any future UK Government immigration policy but the UK Government isn't

so keen and says having different immigration policies

for different parts of the UK would complicated the system.

Swansea City's new man in charge, Paul Clement, faced the media

The 44-year-old who's agreed to a two and a half year deal

says his priority is to bring stability to the club.

He's the club's third boss this season.

I could have stayed at Bayern and had a great chance to win

the league there and advance into the further stages

But I've done that in the last six or seven years and I want another

challenge and this is going to be really exciting.

The return of the rain tomorrow, Derek's got the forecast.

It is all change tomorrow. In the meantime blue sky and sunshine for

most of Wales today. Gorgeous in Snowdonia, perfect walking weather

that it won't be as nice as this tomorrow. Temperatures down to frost

levels in places but not everywhere. Milder in the west. Through the rest

of the night the cloud will spread and it will lift temperatures.

Breezy in the west with the odd spot of rain on Anglesey. Tomorrow

morning, less clothes but fairly cloudy. A little rain spreading

across northern and western counties. Breezy on the Lleyn

Peninsula. Across the rest of the UK, fog patches will lift. Dry and

bright in London and Portsmouth. A different story further north. Great

with outbreaks of rain. The rain moving towards the Midlands during

the afternoon. Chilly in Norwich tomorrow, a mild 9 degrees Belfast.

In Wales tomorrow, the weather going downhill. Cloudy with outbreaks of

heavy rain lightly. Temperatures slowly rising, up to 11 Celsius on

Anglesey. Tomorrow evening, further rain that it will eventually

clearing away. Dry overnight and remaining misty and murky. A mild

night. Into Saturday, mist and fog patches will lift with the odd spot

of light rain or drizzle. Otherwise it is looking dry and the cloud will

break allowing a little sunshine. Temperatures on the mild side. It is

a similar story on Sunday. Cloudy and dry. Rain on Monday, windy as

well. After all the sunshine today and the frost, it looks like the

rain will return tomorrow. See you soon.

That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.

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