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The Welsh Assembly does not have a legal right to be consulted | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
And they're doing well, but it's not the same across Wales. | :00:07. | :00:12. | |
The schools watchdog says the quality of teaching is weak. | :00:13. | :00:30. | |
Assembly members do not have to be consulted | :00:31. | :00:33. | |
Supreme Court judges said while MPs will have a vote, | :00:34. | :00:37. | |
they rejected the Welsh Government's argument that Assembly members | :00:38. | :00:40. | |
have the right to a say before Theresa May starts formal divorce | :00:41. | :00:45. | |
Here's our Parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock. | :00:46. | :00:52. | |
62% of people in Blaenau Gwent voted to leave, the highest | :00:53. | :00:57. | |
There is a mixed reaction to the news that MPs will now get | :00:58. | :01:02. | |
Never mind what Parliament has to say. | :01:03. | :01:11. | |
Theresa May might be Prime Minister, but I think representing us | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
are the MPs, so I think they should have a say, yes. | :01:15. | :01:19. | |
In London, Supreme Court judges said it was for Parliament, | :01:20. | :01:22. | |
not ministers, to decide how and when Brexit happens, and there | :01:23. | :01:25. | |
The court unanimously rules that UK ministers are not legally compelled | :01:26. | :01:33. | |
to consult the devolved legislatures before triggering Article 50. | :01:34. | :01:39. | |
The Welsh Government had argued that under what is known as | :01:40. | :01:41. | |
the Sewel Convention, AMs had to be consulted before | :01:42. | :01:44. | |
the process of leaving the EU could begin. | :01:45. | :01:49. | |
But the judges found that that convention is not | :01:50. | :01:51. | |
legally enforceable, and that relations with the EU | :01:52. | :01:55. | |
Despite that, the Welsh Government's law officer | :01:56. | :02:01. | |
The sovereignty of Parliament has been upheld, fundamentally important | :02:02. | :02:06. | |
to Wales, because we now have a direct voice on that. | :02:07. | :02:10. | |
We don't have a veto, Parliament ultimately remains | :02:11. | :02:13. | |
sovereign on the point, but we have the opportunity now | :02:14. | :02:16. | |
to influence legislation that goes through. | :02:17. | :02:19. | |
But it will now be up to MPs to decide whether and when | :02:20. | :02:22. | |
It's not unexpected, and I just think the British Government accepts | :02:23. | :02:29. | |
the court's decision, so we move forward and we do | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
precisely what the court asks us to do. | :02:33. | :02:36. | |
The Labour Party says its MPs will not try to block | :02:37. | :02:39. | |
Well, I'm going to vote with the wishes of the people | :02:40. | :02:44. | |
of Wales and the people of the UK and the wishes of my constituents | :02:45. | :02:47. | |
and vote in favour of triggering Article 50. | :02:48. | :02:49. | |
With a heavy heart, I do that, because this has | :02:50. | :02:52. | |
divided the country, divided my constituency. | :02:53. | :02:55. | |
But some Labour MPs say they are prepared to rebel. | :02:56. | :02:58. | |
If it is the harsh, brutal Brexit that Theresa May is now putting | :02:59. | :03:01. | |
on the table for the British people, then I don't think that | :03:02. | :03:05. | |
will be in the interests of the people I represent, | :03:06. | :03:07. | |
and therefore I cannot, in all conscience, recommend to them | :03:08. | :03:11. | |
that that is the route we take and support it, and if that means | :03:12. | :03:14. | |
voting against the Government, then I will do that, | :03:15. | :03:17. | |
and if that means voting against the Labour whip, | :03:18. | :03:19. | |
Wales may have voted Out last June, but Plaid Cymru | :03:20. | :03:22. | |
Clearly, I'm here to take a view, otherwise I might as well | :03:23. | :03:27. | |
I will be following the wishes of my constituents, of course, | :03:28. | :03:32. | |
who voted very heavily in favour of staying in. | :03:33. | :03:35. | |
Back in Cardiff, the dust is settling, and AMs of all parties | :03:36. | :03:38. | |
are debating how they will now make their voices heard. | :03:39. | :03:43. | |
Staying with Brexit, one of the bosses at Airbus says | :03:44. | :03:45. | |
the company is "entering a dangerous phase" if it cannot seamlessly | :03:46. | :03:49. | |
move people and products around European countries. | :03:50. | :03:54. | |
6000 Airbus workers are based in Broughton in Flintshire, | :03:55. | :03:57. | |
The company says any new EU deal needs to be similar | :03:58. | :04:03. | |
to current membership, so it can compete with rivals | :04:04. | :04:06. | |
Many people in Seattle and in Washington would be more | :04:07. | :04:15. | |
than delighted to see this scenario played out, because they will take | :04:16. | :04:19. | |
every opportunity to try and undermine the success of Airbus. | :04:20. | :04:24. | |
And I take the view that whatever is being decided in Washington | :04:25. | :04:27. | |
will also be done very much with what is good for Seattle. | :04:28. | :04:32. | |
Police in Swansea are searching the marina | :04:33. | :04:40. | |
Marcin Porczyk was last seen in the Wind Street area of the city | :04:41. | :04:45. | |
Searches have concentrated on the marina and the River Tawe. | :04:46. | :04:55. | |
HSBC is to close nine branches in Wales as part | :04:56. | :04:58. | |
of closures across the UK, including in Holyhead, Knighton, | :04:59. | :05:01. | |
It says the number of people visiting its high-street banks has | :05:02. | :05:06. | |
fallen by almost 40% in the past five years, as more people | :05:07. | :05:09. | |
The quality of teaching in Wales is weak and must be improved | :05:10. | :05:18. | |
for standards in the classroom to get better. | :05:19. | :05:21. | |
That is the warning tonight from the schools watchdog Estyn | :05:22. | :05:23. | |
Our education correspondent Colette Hume has the story. | :05:24. | :05:30. | |
It is the start of the day for the pupils | :05:31. | :05:32. | |
at Tonnau Primary Community School near Neath. | :05:33. | :05:35. | |
The school has been singled out by the education watchdog Estyn | :05:36. | :05:38. | |
We are constantly challenging ourselves on a daily basis, | :05:39. | :05:43. | |
looking at where we can go next, improving literacy skills, | :05:44. | :05:48. | |
At this school, they are getting it right, but today's report says | :05:49. | :05:53. | |
Estyn says some pupils are underachieving because the work | :05:54. | :05:59. | |
their teachers are setting for them isn't challenging enough, | :06:00. | :06:02. | |
while in some classes, lessons are taught so quickly | :06:03. | :06:05. | |
There are schools where the teaching isn't good enough, | :06:06. | :06:11. | |
and in those schools, what we are saying in the report, | :06:12. | :06:15. | |
and there is a whole chapter on this, is that they need | :06:16. | :06:19. | |
and professional learning in that school. | :06:20. | :06:25. | |
The watchdog says school heads need to help their staff | :06:26. | :06:28. | |
The union which represents school leaders say they want that, too. | :06:29. | :06:34. | |
I've yet to meet a headteacher who will disagree with developing | :06:35. | :06:37. | |
their teaching staff, but it is a little bit like | :06:38. | :06:40. | |
parents on the sidelines, shouting at their children | :06:41. | :06:42. | |
on the field to just try harder - that's not helpful. | :06:43. | :06:46. | |
This report is another blow for education here in Wales, | :06:47. | :06:49. | |
coming as it does just weeks after the Pisa international school | :06:50. | :06:52. | |
rankings placed Wales below the rest of the UK and behind other nations | :06:53. | :06:56. | |
including Singapore, Slovenia and Vietnam. | :06:57. | :07:01. | |
There is some good news for primary schools in Wales in today's report. | :07:02. | :07:05. | |
Younger children's literacy and numeracy skills are improving. | :07:06. | :07:09. | |
In around seven out of ten primary schools, | :07:10. | :07:12. | |
But when it comes to secondary schools, teaching was rated good | :07:13. | :07:18. | |
or better in only a minority of schools inspected. | :07:19. | :07:22. | |
In a statement, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, | :07:23. | :07:24. | |
Kirsty Williams, said improving teaching and leadership was | :07:25. | :07:28. | |
Today's report will make difficult reading for everyone involved | :07:29. | :07:34. | |
in education here in Wales, and there will be renewed questions | :07:35. | :07:36. | |
about standards of teaching in the nation's schools. | :07:37. | :07:40. | |
Colette Hume, BBC Wales Today, Tonnau. | :07:41. | :07:44. | |
Football, and after three league wins in a row, | :07:45. | :07:47. | |
Cardiff City have lost in their away game against Brighton. | :07:48. | :07:50. | |
Let's see what the weather has in store - | :07:51. | :07:55. | |
Thank you. The worst of the Falkirk tonight on the other side of the | :07:56. | :08:07. | |
Severn Bridge. Having said that, a few mist and fog patches in parts of | :08:08. | :08:11. | |
the South and East. The odd spot of rain in the North, which will clear, | :08:12. | :08:15. | |
leaving a dry night. Some ground frost in the South and East and | :08:16. | :08:19. | |
Palace but milder in the West. Tomorrow morning, looking dry, any | :08:20. | :08:26. | |
fog near the border will lift. Sunshine for Swansea, Brecon and | :08:27. | :08:30. | |
Monmouth. Cloudy in parts of the West and North. Breezy as well | :08:31. | :08:35. | |
through the Irish Sea. For the rest of the UK could watch out for | :08:36. | :08:38. | |
freezing fog patches if you're travelling in parts of England. | :08:39. | :08:42. | |
There will be some disruption again. The fog will slowly lift into low | :08:43. | :08:46. | |
cloud. Some sunshine for the West Country, most of Wales into northern | :08:47. | :08:50. | |
England. Scotland and Northern Ireland, cloudy and breezy and | :08:51. | :08:56. | |
milder, 10 Celsius. Some rain in the North West with gale force winds. | :08:57. | :09:00. | |
Close to home, a nice afternoon tomorrow, fine and bright with some | :09:01. | :09:04. | |
winter sunshine. Temperatures 629 Celsius. South to South breeze. | :09:05. | :09:12. | |
Quite gusty in the West. Tomorrow night, Cloud will increase, a few | :09:13. | :09:16. | |
spots of drizzle and even some snow. Temperatures down to -1 in parts, | :09:17. | :09:23. | |
above freezing in Milford Haven, where it will be windy. It will feel | :09:24. | :09:28. | |
bitterly cold. A few specks of snow in places. But some dry and -- dry | :09:29. | :09:33. | |
weather and some sunshine. Friday, less windy and slightly less cold. A | :09:34. | :09:38. | |
few spots of rain, some dry weather as well. The weekend, heavy showers, | :09:39. | :09:42. | |
some rain and gradually turning a little bit milder. | :09:43. | :09:45. | |
Next tonight, Nick Servini asks, what's wrong with our trains? | :09:46. | :09:49. | |
That's Wales Today, thank you for watching. | :09:50. | :09:51. | |
From all of us on the programme, goodnight. | :09:52. | :09:55. |