08/11/2017 BBC Wales Today

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- so it's goodbye from me -

Questions remain about the sacking

of former minister Carl Sergeant,

as Assembly Members pay tribute

to their late colleague.

And a watchdog criticises serious

failings at the mortuary

of Wales' biggest hospital -

families receive an apology

after some entire organs

were kept too long.

Good afternoon.

A senior Labour MP has said

an independent investigation is not

needed into how Welsh Labour handled

allegations against Carl Sargeant.

Yesterday, Mr Sargeant was found

dead days after he was sacked

as Communities Secretary

following claims about his conduct.

Our political editor

Nick Servini is at the Senedd.

How much pressure is there

for an independent inquiry?

That is from a man called Sir Alex

the Graham who believes there should

be one. Slightly more than a mixed

picture from the Labour Party.

Earlier today the saddle equalities

minister for the party at UK level

said that it did not sound as though

everything that should have happened

in this case actually happened.

She's said they should be an

independent review. Within the past

half an hour we've had qualification

in which she has gone back on that

statement saying, she was satisfied

everything and all the appropriate

processes were followed through.

This goes to the heart of the matter

in terms of the way Carl Sargeant

sacking was handled on Friday. The

thrust of the criticism is he was

not told about the full details of

the patient. He was not aware of the

full details of the applications

against them right up until his

death. Jenny Rathbone a former

colleague of Carl Sargeant, a Labour

Assembly Member, Wales this morning

says she did not feel that was fair

at a basic level. It increases the

pressure and Carwyn Jones to explain

and justify the way his sacking was

handled. We have not heard from the

First Minister yet. Chris Davies,

the Brecon and Radnorshire

Conservative MP, has called for him

to resign in the past half an hour.

He is a political opponent and we

should not necessarily be surprised

by that but it shows the angle the

Conservatives are taking on this.

People have continued to pay tribute

to Carl Sargeant today.

That is right. It is only 24 hours

since news of his tragic death

unfolded. A book of condolence has

been opened up an Jane Hutt has been

among those who have come to sign

the book.

He brought such a fresh, new

outlook. I am wearing my white

ribbon because he was passionate

about tackling violence against

women. He gave himself to this whole

Assembly can he was widely

respected. He had a huge sense of

humour but he drove through some

important legislation in terms of

housing. I remember him visiting my

constituency and relating to people

and he was so widely admired.

All political activity here at the

Senate cancelled as a mark of

respect for the rest of the week.

Cardiff and Vale Health Board have

"apologised unreservedly"

after an inspection discovered

"significant" failings at the

mortuary of Wales' biggest hospital.

It meant tissue samples

from 42 individuals,

including in some cases entire

organs, were kept longer

than the University Hospital

of Wales had permission to do so,

following the conclusion

of investigations by

the police or coroner.

The Human Tissue Authority,

which conducted the inspection,

says a significant amount of work

needs to be done to bring

standards up to scratch.

Our health correspondent

Owain Clarke has been

following developments.

The report out today highlights

what are described as critical

failings in the way the mortuary

in the hospital behind me worked.

I am joined by Len Richards,

chief executive of the

local Cardiff and Vale health board.

What in your view is

the biggest failing here?

The report highlights some critical

failings and I would suggest

they relate to we have held onto 42

organs and tissues

for longer than we were

authorised to do so.

What went wrong?

Did you just forget you had

tissue stored somewhere?

Did you forget you

were holding onto them

or was it record-keeping

and processes?

It is record-keeping and processes.

We hold onto these tissues

and samples under the authority

of either the coroner or the police

force under which they were seized.

It is our duty then to liaise

with those police forces

or the coroner to understand

whether the cases have been

conducted and concluded so we can

then dispose of those

tissues sensitively.

I understand the person designated

to be responsible has now left

the post, you have appointed

a new designated individual.

Some people might be asking,

how are we back in this position?

In 2009, the mortuary

here was closed down for a period of

time because of similar concerns.

The focus of our detention

since the report was published

in September has been to put things

right within the organisation.

Last week, I authorised

an investigation to look

at why we had deteriorated

since the 2012 position.

Once we have the outcome

of that investigation

we will act accordingly.

Your message very briefly

to families who think

they might be affected.

We apologise, we know this report

will cause distress.

We have improved our systems

and processes, we have been

working very closely with the human

tissue authority around that.

We hope to establish those processes

much more substantively

going forward.

Thank you very much.

Tata is to invest £30 million

in its Port Talbot steelworks.

The company says it'll install

a 500 tonne steel-making vessel

and make other upgrades

which will help it produce

advanced material for

electric and hybrid cars.

Unions are welcoming the investment

but want Tata to commit

to the relining of one of the blast

furnaces which they believe

will secure the long-term

future of Port Talbot.

Ten thousand crosses have been

laid out in the grounds

of Cardiff Castle to create a Field

of Remembrance for those who died

while serving in the Armed Forces.

Organised by the Royal

British Legion, the event

in the Welsh Capital is one of six

across the UK, to remember those

who died in conflicts in the distant

past and more recently.

I think it is important

for the Welsh nation

but it is important for the whole

of the United Kingdom as well

that we don't forget the sacrifices

made in both the world wars

and all the other conflicts by both

those who fought and those who

remained at home and also suffered.

The price they paid for our freedom

is just something as nations

we should not forget.

A mentoring project which has

doubled the uptake of modern foreign

Bluestone wants to turn the 19th

century Black Paul Miller into a

heritage attraction with a narrow

gauge steam railway. But planning

officers at the Pembrokeshire coast

national park authority recommended

refusal of the plan because of the

potential harmful impact on the

environment and the tranquillity of

the area.

Football and Wales will play

in the 2018 China Cup

alongside China, Uruguay

and the Czech Republic.

The line-up was announced at a press

conference in Beijing.

The four-team competition will be

held in the southern Chinese city

of Nanning next March.

Football.

Let's get the weather forecast now.

Behnaz, is the sunshine going to

last for the rest of the afternoon?

We will start to see the cloud

increasing. This is a chilly start

the morning, the temperatures went

down to minus three. Cloud is

already increasing across parts of

north and west, all thanks to a

weather front which is bringing this

cloud with it. The further south and

east you are well hang on to the

best of the sunshine. It should stay

dry from much of daylight hours even

though the cloud is increasing. This

weather front is responsible for the

rain that will see later on tonight.

Temperatures getting up to about 10

Celsius. Tonight, the cloud will

thicken. We were sea mist and fog

forming. Patchy rain coming into the

north and west and gradually pushing

south eastwards. It shouldn't be as

chilly as last night. Tomorrow we

have a ridge of high pressure but

also a weather front nearby. We will

see some rain later on in the day.

First thing tomorrow morning, we've

got a little bit of cloud and patchy

rain but that will clear. It will

start to brighten up. We will get

some sunshine in the afternoon.

It'll be blistering along coastal

areas but temperatures up to about

14 Celsius so it should feel milder

than today. Tomorrow night, we will

see some rain coming in from the

west. Strong winds to go with it as

well with temperatures ranging six

to 10 Celsius.

I'll be back with all the latest

headlines in Wales Today at 6:30pm.

But for now, from everyone

on the lunchtime team,

have a lovely afternoon.

Goodbye.