30/05/2017

:00:10. > :00:12.Hello this is Breakfast with Dan Walker in Llandudno in North Wales.

:00:13. > :00:17.We are nine days away from the general election so we decided it

:00:18. > :00:21.was a good idea to bring breakfast to North Wales and the beach. We are

:00:22. > :00:28.live in Llandudno this morning. We are on the road! Good morning, I'm

:00:29. > :00:33.here with the BBC Breakfast butte van. I'll be talking to businesses

:00:34. > :00:43.and workers about what will get their vote. I'm at the magnificent

:00:44. > :00:48.castle here in Wales. We'll hear how it will be punching above its weight

:00:49. > :00:58.when it comes to the results in this general election.

:00:59. > :01:05.I'm Louise Minchin, the main headlines this morning.

:01:06. > :01:09.The female keeper killed by a tiger at a zoo in Cambridgeshire is named

:01:10. > :01:18.Hundreds of people attend a vigil to mark a week since the Manchester

:01:19. > :01:22.bombing; the city's Victoria Station has reopened this morning.

:01:23. > :01:27.No head to head but Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May face a studio

:01:28. > :01:34.In Sport, Huddersfield Town are in the Premier League.

:01:35. > :01:38.They beat Reading in a dramatic penalty shoot out to win

:01:39. > :01:53.Good morning. We are down here on the beach this morning. Incredibly

:01:54. > :01:57.mild start to Tuesday, a few showers in the north and west. If you are on

:01:58. > :02:04.half-term this week, I have some good news in the forecast. Join me

:02:05. > :02:09.if you can. Thank you very much. It's an

:02:10. > :02:12.improving tale in the weather. We are taking BBC Breakfast in this

:02:13. > :02:15.last full week before the general election to Northern Ireland

:02:16. > :02:20.tomorrow and to Scotland on Friday. We'll look at some of the issues in

:02:21. > :02:27.those countries but also across the UK as well. A bit of a geography

:02:28. > :02:35.lesson. If you go west, if you go that way you get Anglesey, east,

:02:36. > :02:40.Conway and look at these hardy souls. Would you like to come to the

:02:41. > :02:43.beach at six. They said yes. Good morning, everybody. Thank you very

:02:44. > :02:48.much. We have given you a soaking wet table, your own BBC BBC

:02:49. > :02:54.Breakfast umbrella, sea shells and hopefully a cup of tea. We'll speak

:02:55. > :02:59.to these voters later on. We'll also be speaking to politicians later. In

:03:00. > :03:02.terms of today's issues, we are looking at immigration, poverty and

:03:03. > :03:05.Brexit. We'd love to know what you think the main issues are as well.

:03:06. > :03:09.Particularly in light of what we saw last week in Manchester. Is security

:03:10. > :03:13.high on the agenda for you now? What about social care? What about police

:03:14. > :03:23.numbers? Whatever your concern is, we'd love you to get in touch with

:03:24. > :03:28.us today. The usual e-mail address. You can find us on Twitter too and

:03:29. > :03:33.on Facebook. Louise, hopefully, as Matt promised, we might throughout

:03:34. > :03:37.the morning see a little Shard of sun come through in North Wales at

:03:38. > :03:41.some point. But at the moment, I'm promising nothing.

:03:42. > :03:48.BBC News has been told the name of the female zookeeper

:03:49. > :03:51.in Cambridgeshire who was killed by a tiger yesterday.

:03:52. > :03:56.Rosa King, who was 33, worked at Hamerton Park Zoo.

:03:57. > :03:58.It will remain closed today while an investigation continues.

:03:59. > :04:11.Mauled to death by one of the park's tigers. Police say the female zoo

:04:12. > :04:14.keeper who has been named locally as Rosa King was killed inside the

:04:15. > :04:19.animal enclosure. It's not known yet exactly what happened. Busy with

:04:20. > :04:23.Bank Holiday visitors, several people posted photographs as the Air

:04:24. > :04:27.Ambulance landed. Those in the park were led away, although some claimed

:04:28. > :04:32.they were allowed back in for a short period before the park was

:04:33. > :04:36.closed by zoo officials who later handed out a short statement which

:04:37. > :04:41.said: This appears to have been a freak accident. At no point during

:04:42. > :04:47.the incident did any animals escape their enclosures and at no point was

:04:48. > :04:52.public safety affected in any way. Nine years ago, a cheetah escaped

:04:53. > :04:56.through a broken electric fence, it was later recaptured nearby and

:04:57. > :04:59.no-one was hurt. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and

:05:00. > :05:01.full investigation's under way. The zoo says it will remain closed

:05:02. > :05:06.today. Amy Cole, BBC News. We'll be speaking to our

:05:07. > :05:09.correspondent Ben Ando He'll be live from

:05:10. > :05:14.Hamerton Zoo at 7. In the last hour, Manchester

:05:15. > :05:16.Victoria Station has reopened after it was damaged in last

:05:17. > :05:18.week's bomb attack. Last night, at the exact

:05:19. > :05:21.time of the bombing, Frankie McCamley is at Manchester

:05:22. > :05:34.Victoria for us this morning. What is the very latest? Good

:05:35. > :05:38.morning. Good morning. This is the station

:05:39. > :05:43.that is joined to the arena and it was just between the two where the

:05:44. > :05:45.bomb went off. Now, part of the station still does remain closed

:05:46. > :05:51.because it has been severely damaged. We have seen the Transport

:05:52. > :05:53.Secretary, Chris Grayling, and Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater

:05:54. > :05:57.Manchester, walking around this morning. They've been meeting staff

:05:58. > :06:01.as they've been arriving and of course some of the staff were the

:06:02. > :06:04.first responders on the night of the attack they were here before any of

:06:05. > :06:10.the police got here so I've just seen some of those arriving, seeing

:06:11. > :06:15.the station again visibly upset. Last night, a vigil was held in the

:06:16. > :06:20.centre of the city, a minutes' silence at 10. 303, the time when

:06:21. > :06:26.the bomb went off, a time for people to contemplate. Police have released

:06:27. > :06:29.another CCTV image of Salman Abedi carrying a blue suitcase which they

:06:30. > :06:33.are trying to trace. They are saying to the public they don't believe

:06:34. > :06:36.it's dangerous. This follows on from an arrest in Shoreham by sea

:06:37. > :06:43.yesterday of a 23-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences which

:06:44. > :06:47.takes the total number of arrests to 16.

:06:48. > :06:51.With just over a week to go until the General Election,

:06:52. > :06:54.Theresa May will today turn the focus of the Conservatives'

:06:55. > :07:00.Jeremy Corbyn will campaign on the issue of childcare as Labour

:07:01. > :07:03.seeks to turn the spotlight on public services.

:07:04. > :07:06.Last night they both faced questions in a live television broadcast.

:07:07. > :07:09.Our political correspondent Ben Wright was there.

:07:10. > :07:15.This was the first time Theresa May and overminute had appeared at the

:07:16. > :07:18.samesen yew in front of the same audience for a grilling in front of

:07:19. > :07:23.the cameras since the election was called. The Labour Leader had wanted

:07:24. > :07:28.to debate with the Prime Minister one-on-one, but the Tories refused.

:07:29. > :07:32.Jeremy Corbyn was the first to face the audience, the order decided by

:07:33. > :07:36.the toss of a coin. He was asked about his determination to deal with

:07:37. > :07:41.terror threats. He was also asked about his approach to business. This

:07:42. > :07:47.country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest. You put

:07:48. > :07:51.corporate tax and tax at the top end down, the tuition gets greater. Are

:07:52. > :07:55.you happy that so many of our children are going to school with

:07:56. > :07:59.super sized classes? So many of our children are going to school hungry.

:08:00. > :08:05.Next it was Theresa May's turn and she faced questions over the Tory's

:08:06. > :08:09.social care policy. So why, Prime Minister, should we and my

:08:10. > :08:13.generation vote for you? So what happens is, people are paying for

:08:14. > :08:16.care, people are finding that they are having to sell their house, many

:08:17. > :08:21.people are having to sell their house to pay those care bills and

:08:22. > :08:26.many find that they're not able to leave money to their families. Now,

:08:27. > :08:30.I want to take those risks away and that's what the proposals I've put

:08:31. > :08:33.forward are about. It's about ensuring that nobody is going to

:08:34. > :08:39.have to sell their house to pay for care in their lifetime. Afterwards,

:08:40. > :08:43.it was clear neither leader had landed or suffered a killer blow.

:08:44. > :08:46.The grilling has just ended and senior politicians from the

:08:47. > :08:51.political parties are out giving their own slant on how it went. I

:08:52. > :08:55.think team Corbyn and team May will both be pretty pleased. The two

:08:56. > :09:00.people wanting to be Prime Minister after June 8th will have another

:09:01. > :09:02.chance to make their case at a BBC Question Time special on Friday. Ben

:09:03. > :09:05.Wright BBC News. The Scottish National Party will

:09:06. > :09:09.launch its election manifesto today. It was originally planned for last

:09:10. > :09:12.Tuesday, but was delayed due Our political correspondent

:09:13. > :09:19.Steven Godden is in Perth for us this morning; Steven what's

:09:20. > :09:27.likely to be in the manifesto? Good morning. You can see the

:09:28. > :09:32.general pitch on the banners behind me. That is a vote for the SNP, a

:09:33. > :09:36.vote for a strong voice for Scotland at Westminster. This manifesto is

:09:37. > :09:40.key to their plans to maintain their dominance of the electoral map here

:09:41. > :09:45.in Scotland, an outcome that they argue should bring with it influence

:09:46. > :09:49.over key areas of policy like Brexit where Nicola Sturgeon wants a seat

:09:50. > :09:52.at the negotiating table. Another key area, the prospect of a second

:09:53. > :09:55.independence referendum this year, winning the vote here in Scotland

:09:56. > :10:00.would not only give them the right to hold that but it would allow them

:10:01. > :10:05.to deck Tate the timing. Another important area for them is an

:10:06. > :10:09.anti-austerity plan, the SNP want to release ?118 billion over the course

:10:10. > :10:14.of the Parliament, extra money to be spent on Public Services. As for

:10:15. > :10:17.some other detail; pensions, they want to protect the triple lock and

:10:18. > :10:22.they want to increase the minimum wage too the level of a real living

:10:23. > :10:26.wage. The speech is at 11 and voters then have nine days to decide.

:10:27. > :10:29.Later this morning we'll speak to the SNP's Deputy

:10:30. > :10:31.Leader Angus Robertson, that's around 0740.

:10:32. > :10:36.British Airways says it'll operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:10:37. > :10:39.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:10:40. > :10:43.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:10:44. > :10:46.The airline says its IT systems are now back up and running

:10:47. > :10:49.but significant numbers of passengers are still

:10:50. > :10:51.without their luggage which could take some time

:10:52. > :10:57.Tiger Woods has denied he'd been drinking when he was stopped

:10:58. > :11:01.whilst driving his car in Florida yesterday morning.

:11:02. > :11:05.Police charged him with being under the influence of alcohol

:11:06. > :11:08.but the golfer's blamed an unexpected reaction to some

:11:09. > :11:19.Bangladesh has evacuated at least 350,000 people as a cyclone

:11:20. > :11:22.Scientists in the US say they've made a major advance in the fight

:11:23. > :11:25.against infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics.

:11:26. > :11:28.Researchers have modified an existing medicine to create

:11:29. > :11:31.what they call a magical new version, which is about

:11:32. > :11:35.Antibiotic resistant infections are thought to cause around fifty

:11:36. > :11:39.thousand deaths a year in America and Europe.

:11:40. > :11:42.A soldier from Gloucester has equalled the all-time record

:11:43. > :11:44.for the most cheeses won in the region's annual bank

:11:45. > :11:50.Thousands of people turned out to see Chris Anderson win all three

:11:51. > :11:52.men's downhill races at the event in the village of Brockworth.

:11:53. > :12:06.He's vowed to return next year to break the record.

:12:07. > :12:10.There are just nin days until the general election

:12:11. > :12:13.so Breakfast is back on the road finding out what matters to voters.

:12:14. > :12:26.Good morning. The mist is clearing. We are only 15 minutes into the

:12:27. > :12:33.programme and it's getting better already. The breakfast butty van and

:12:34. > :12:36.cameras are out all this week. We'll be in Northern Ireland tomorrow,

:12:37. > :12:39.Scotland Friday and today we are looking at issues across Wales and

:12:40. > :12:46.some of the things you will be voting on in nine days' time across

:12:47. > :12:51.the UK. Welcome to Llandudno. It's the Queen of the resorts. Here are

:12:52. > :12:58.some facts for you which I was picking up from people on social

:12:59. > :13:03.media yesterday. Home to the longest pier, 700 metres, inspiration to

:13:04. > :13:07.Alice in Wonderland. Home to one of the oldest Punch Judy shows in the

:13:08. > :13:12.UK. Matt will be doing the weather from there later on if it shops

:13:13. > :13:19.raining. And home to 21,000 people as well. Plenty to see around here.

:13:20. > :13:23.We sent Steph up on the great orm for not only a history lesson, a

:13:24. > :13:25.geography and politics lesson wrapped into one. Here is Professor

:13:26. > :13:35.McGovern! Llandudno and the great cop ermine,

:13:36. > :13:42.now a tourist attraction, the history of this mine goes back to

:13:43. > :13:45.the Bronze Age. For thousands of years, copper, coal and iron mining

:13:46. > :13:50.were the industries that helped shape this country. At its peak,

:13:51. > :13:55.Wales controlled half of the world's copper production. The Labour Party

:13:56. > :13:58.has dominated this heavily industrialised and unionised nation,

:13:59. > :14:02.having won elections here for more than 70 years, but could that be

:14:03. > :14:07.changing? Despite not winning any seats here in 1997 an 2001, the

:14:08. > :14:14.Conservatives are now polling well in Wales. Above ground, the great

:14:15. > :14:19.tramway has been chugging up the limestone head land of Llandudno for

:14:20. > :14:22.over 100 years. Keeping the wheels of this tram turning is largely

:14:23. > :14:28.thanks to a ?1 million injection of funding from the European Union. As

:14:29. > :14:33.one of the poorest states in the EU, Wales qualifies for high levels of

:14:34. > :14:38.funding from the European Union so by 2020, it will have received ?5

:14:39. > :14:44.billion worth of it. Despite this, Wales decided to leave the European

:14:45. > :14:49.Union in the referendum in June. A big employer here is the public

:14:50. > :14:53.sector and the NHS in particular is steeped in Wales's past and present.

:14:54. > :14:59.The largest workforce across Wales is in health and social work and it

:15:00. > :15:04.was the Welshman Nye Bevan who founded the NHS. Wales has a strong,

:15:05. > :15:08.proud national identity and it was here over 90 years ago that the

:15:09. > :15:13.political party Plaid Cymru was formed. The aim was to preserve the

:15:14. > :15:17.Welsh language. Unlike the growth of nationalism in countries like

:15:18. > :15:21.Scotland where they've seen the popularity of SNP rise, it hasn't

:15:22. > :15:27.quite worked out like that here. But... With the greats of Jim

:15:28. > :15:31.Callaghan, David Lloyd-George, Michael Foot and Michael Howard ail

:15:32. > :15:33.hailing from here, it's pretty clear that this country has a strong

:15:34. > :15:45.political landscape. Let's talk a bit more about that. We

:15:46. > :15:52.can see the Wales rugby team bashing a ball around. We are joined with

:15:53. > :15:57.our first guest on the sofa from UK in a changing Europe. Wales is an

:15:58. > :16:01.interesting example of how the debate rages around the build-up to

:16:02. > :16:04.the general election because, there's more EU funding in Wales

:16:05. > :16:07.than anywhere else in the UK yet Wales voted to leave. It's hard to

:16:08. > :16:12.explain that really isn't it? It is hard to explain. Also remember that

:16:13. > :16:16.60% of Welsh exports go to the EU so Wales is tightly bound into the EU

:16:17. > :16:21.market. It's a picture you see across a lot of the country, people

:16:22. > :16:24.voted partly out of frustration with what they saw as a politics that

:16:25. > :16:30.wasn't working, as well as irritation with the EU. That's why

:16:31. > :16:34.Wales, along with industrial parts of the UK, voted to leave. There are

:16:35. > :16:38.quite a few signs up here saying, this was funded by the EU, so

:16:39. > :16:43.tangibly you can see what influence what's had. Given that and that

:16:44. > :16:46.frustration that maybe led to that vote, how do you think Brexit will

:16:47. > :16:49.influence the general election voting next week? That is the

:16:50. > :16:53.massive question. No-one knows for certain just whether we have a new

:16:54. > :16:57.Brexit divide in our politics or not. It's worth noting Welsh

:16:58. > :17:02.politics was changing before the referendum. 2010 and 2015, lots of

:17:03. > :17:06.voters went to Ukip. The question now is whether some go back to

:17:07. > :17:09.Labour or whether, as some expect, they slide over to the

:17:10. > :17:12.Conservatives. We face the prospect of the Conservatives possibly

:17:13. > :17:16.winning in Wales for the first time in a long time. Labour's won in

:17:17. > :17:22.Wales since I think 1922 but the polls at the moment are all over the

:17:23. > :17:25.place so it's very hard to predict. Theresa May will be speaking later

:17:26. > :17:28.on and we'll see that the Conservatives are going to hammer

:17:29. > :17:32.home the Brexit point from this point onwards. We have had the

:17:33. > :17:36.manifestos now as well, you have had a good look through those. This has

:17:37. > :17:39.been an accusation from some parts of the UK that there is a lack of

:17:40. > :17:43.understanding about what devolved power will mean. You are nodding

:17:44. > :17:48.vigorously, do you think that is the case, do parties not understand it

:17:49. > :17:52.and maybe voters don't either? I don't know whether they understand

:17:53. > :17:58.it or not. They haven't spelled out their visions in informs in any

:17:59. > :18:03.detail. It makes devolution more messier. Power's come back in

:18:04. > :18:06.environment, fisheries and agriculture. They don't necessarily

:18:07. > :18:10.come back to London. There is a debate about whether they go to

:18:11. > :18:12.Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast. The Conservative manifesto seems to see

:18:13. > :18:16.the powers as coming back and sitting in Westminster. That's not

:18:17. > :18:20.something the Government in Wales will agree with. You will be with us

:18:21. > :18:27.throughout the programme. Since you sat on the sofa, the weather's

:18:28. > :18:39.improved. No longer need for the massive umbrella. Let's head over to

:18:40. > :18:45.Matt. Toss your ball away. The Irish Sea behind me is one of

:18:46. > :18:49.Wales's largest windfarms there, the second largest in the world. We have

:18:50. > :18:54.our own wind power here at the moment with a bit of a breeze. The

:18:55. > :19:01.forecast for the rest of today across the UK; it's very mild.

:19:02. > :19:06.Temperatures 16 or 17 in the south at present. Showers will move into

:19:07. > :19:10.the north and west and things will gradually turn fresher. You can see

:19:11. > :19:14.cloud moving away. That's yesterday's showers. It's the cloud

:19:15. > :19:19.towards the west which is moving in across Northern Ireland. Outbreaks

:19:20. > :19:23.of rain through this morning's rush hour. Showers in Wales, northern

:19:24. > :19:27.England and also into parts of Scotland. Lots of low cloud at the

:19:28. > :19:32.moment. To the south and east, that will break up. We'll see some

:19:33. > :19:37.sunshine develop. We'll gradually see the showers across Scotland push

:19:38. > :19:42.from west-to-east. Some will be on the thundery side before things

:19:43. > :19:45.brighten in the west later on. It will feel warmer than it did

:19:46. > :19:53.yesterday probably once the sun comes out. Showers on and off in

:19:54. > :19:56.northern England. As the band of rain pushes south, there is lots of

:19:57. > :20:02.cloud into the Midlands and Wales through the afternoon. Southern and

:20:03. > :20:06.eastern parts will see sunny breaks, lifting temperatures to 22,

:20:07. > :20:09.potentially more. Across the south-west we'll continue to see

:20:10. > :20:13.further cloud pushing at times. Wales will brighten up to the north

:20:14. > :20:20.and west with sunshine developing through the end of the evening into

:20:21. > :20:24.the overnight period. Through tonight, showers will push south and

:20:25. > :20:28.east fairly eratically. Not too many showers in the south. We'll see

:20:29. > :20:32.clearer skies develop elsewhere across the UK and with that it will

:20:33. > :20:36.be a rather chilly night in store. Certainly across the northern half

:20:37. > :20:40.of the UK compared with what we have seen, temperatures will sink back

:20:41. > :20:42.into single figures. Mist and low cloud lingering in southern

:20:43. > :20:48.counties. Temperature also stay in the teens as we go into tomorrow

:20:49. > :20:51.morning. Into tomorrow morning, we've got a bit of low cloud in

:20:52. > :20:55.southern parts. That may take a while to shift. Some of it will

:20:56. > :20:59.linger round. It will feel humid. But a fresher start to the day.

:21:00. > :21:03.Cloud and breeze in Shetland but most will see lots of sunshine

:21:04. > :21:07.develop. Long spells of sunshine across many parts of the UK. Big

:21:08. > :21:13.improvement we have seen in the past few days. A bit fresher but with the

:21:14. > :21:17.sunshine overhead, it will feel more pleasant. Rain into Northern Ireland

:21:18. > :21:22.and western Scotland late on Thursday but temperatures are on the

:21:23. > :21:25.rise again thanks to the southerly winds. I'm going back to the rugby.

:21:26. > :21:38.Back to Dan. The rugby boys will be with us

:21:39. > :21:44.throughout the morning. Ground boys, around Lang dud Ono bay is the

:21:45. > :21:48.little orm in the distance. Colwyn Bay and Rhyl and Prestatyn is around

:21:49. > :21:54.there. The other way, beyond the other side of the cameras, we have

:21:55. > :22:02.the great orm where Steph was filming. Past the grand Hotel and

:22:03. > :22:07.the long epier in Wales, 700 metres long. Around the corner, you get to

:22:08. > :22:11.Anglesey. That is where Jane is for us this morning.

:22:12. > :22:23.Good morning, you have the longest pier but the pier here in Anglesey

:22:24. > :22:27.has the best crabbing. Look at this, the magnificent Beamaris Castle,

:22:28. > :22:30.built in 1295, infer complete add show of strength by the English

:22:31. > :22:38.against the Welsh, but listen to this. In this general election, the

:22:39. > :22:41.Welsh are punching above its weight in terms of this Westminster

:22:42. > :22:47.election. It's going to have way more influence than any other

:22:48. > :22:51.country in the outcome of this election because it has more

:22:52. > :22:55.marginal seats. This is the fifth most marginal seat. I've also been

:22:56. > :22:58.filming in Gower, the most marginal seat, to find out what is happening

:22:59. > :23:04.down there and how the battle lines have been drawn. Take a look.

:23:05. > :23:11.Cockling was once a way of life for Neil, not any more. These are too

:23:12. > :23:16.small. Something is stopping the cockles from reaching maturity here.

:23:17. > :23:22.He once earned ?7,000 in a month. Today he's lucky to get ?700. You

:23:23. > :23:30.nearly lost your house? Twice. I know two or three of the boys that

:23:31. > :23:34.have lost their homes. People don't want to know. He tells me no

:23:35. > :23:40.politician's ever cared about the demise of cockling here, nor he says

:23:41. > :23:43.the demise of the heavy industry which once dominated Gower's

:23:44. > :23:48.coastline. All gone. So when the ballot paper comes through your

:23:49. > :23:52.door... It goes in the pin. Parts of Gower have changed beyond

:23:53. > :23:55.recognition, politically too. In 2015, after 100 years of solid

:23:56. > :24:03.Labour support, the Conservatives won with a lead over Labour of just

:24:04. > :24:07.28 votes. What way has your family historically voted? Traditionally

:24:08. > :24:12.Labour. However I voted Conservative in the last election. What's

:24:13. > :24:21.changed? Well, a lot of people have been laid off and forced to go

:24:22. > :24:25.self-employed. Minority parties have supports but they don't come close

:24:26. > :24:31.to the votes harnessed in the batsle between red and blue. The wind's

:24:32. > :24:35.good? Yes. Are you going up? I am. We'll give you a wave. Gower

:24:36. > :24:39.represents something seismic in Welsh politics, rise above this most

:24:40. > :24:43.marginal of marginals just a month ago, you would have seen polls

:24:44. > :24:46.suggest the Conservatives have a 10-point lead across Wales. Look out

:24:47. > :24:51.now and a fresh poll puts Labour back in the lead. These are

:24:52. > :25:00.turbulent political waters, nothing is certain. Gower is of course

:25:01. > :25:06.Dillon Thomas territory, a life long socialist. This pub is on his old

:25:07. > :25:12.stomping ground along the famous Mumbles mile. What would Dylan

:25:13. > :25:16.Thomas make of this? He'd be spinning in his grave. He'd love

:25:17. > :25:26.over-Lynn and loathe Theresa May. My feelings are about the same. Why? --

:25:27. > :25:29.he'd love Jeremy Corbyn. He was for the distribution of wealth. He

:25:30. > :25:32.wanted everybody to have as much chance to enjoy what everybody else

:25:33. > :25:38.does. This is a historical moment in Wales. What's changed? If I was to

:25:39. > :25:44.give you a lecture on this topic I could talk for an hour but I know we

:25:45. > :25:50.are on TV... 20 seconds. If I had to say nit a word, Brexit. Polls

:25:51. > :25:55.suggest the sun might be setting on Ukip support, the fight between red

:25:56. > :25:57.and blue for just a dozen or more of those votes could make or break

:25:58. > :26:13.Labour or Conservative control here. Ellen is from Aberystwyth

:26:14. > :26:19.university. In Gower in the Valleys, we have some of the west pockets of

:26:20. > :26:23.deprivation in Europe, some of the biggest beneficiaries of EU funding,

:26:24. > :26:29.Wales voted to leave. What is going on and why is Brexit so important

:26:30. > :26:31.here? Brexit created these very uncertain political times,

:26:32. > :26:35.unpredictable voting by the electorate and a sense of perhaps

:26:36. > :26:39.frustration with their lot and really bringing that through and

:26:40. > :26:45.people voting very differently to what was expected given what you

:26:46. > :26:49.have said already. Also very ago cultural and rule areas have gain

:26:50. > :26:54.add lot of subsidies from the European Union. Again in those types

:26:55. > :26:59.of areas of Wales, they voted out. So it's redrawn the Batam lines

:27:00. > :27:01.isn't it, it's not that Labour is gaining support, it's that the

:27:02. > :27:06.Conservatives are gaining on the back of Ukip, is that right? It's a

:27:07. > :27:10.really interesting picture. The earlier polls on Wales suggested

:27:11. > :27:14.that the Conservatives were going to win a historic vote. They hadn't

:27:15. > :27:18.been over 40% in this century, but what we have seen in is this growth

:27:19. > :27:24.in the Conservative vote. Yes, as a result of drawing votes from Ukip

:27:25. > :27:27.and since then we have seen this recovery in the Labour vote as well.

:27:28. > :27:31.The two main parties doing really well in Wales at the moment and

:27:32. > :27:35.Brexit is a key political issue. It is drawing the boundary lines

:27:36. > :27:41.between the parties because people want the strength but also people

:27:42. > :27:44.you know are concerned about defending Wales in what will be

:27:45. > :27:48.politically turbulent times. More on this later. First we have to go to

:27:49. > :27:50.the regions, the news and the weather and the travel where you

:27:51. > :31:24.are. Welcome back. Dan Walker is out and

:31:25. > :31:29.about in Llandudno with our latest election road show. We have Steph

:31:30. > :31:33.there also with the BBC Breakfast butty van. Matt will have the

:31:34. > :31:40.weather there as well. Here is a summary of the main news.

:31:41. > :31:45.BBC News has been told the name of the female zookeeper

:31:46. > :31:48.in Cambridgeshire who was killed by a tiger yesterday.

:31:49. > :31:50.Rosa King, who was 33, worked at Hamerton Park Zoo.

:31:51. > :31:52.It will remain closed today while an investigation continues.

:31:53. > :32:00.Mauled to death by one of the park's tigers.

:32:01. > :32:03.Police say the female zoo keeper who has been named locally

:32:04. > :32:06.as Rosa King was killed inside the animal enclosure.

:32:07. > :32:08.It's not known yet exactly what happened.

:32:09. > :32:11.Busy with Bank Holiday visitors, several people posted photographs

:32:12. > :32:17.Those in the park were led away, although some claimed

:32:18. > :32:21.they were allowed back in for a short period before

:32:22. > :32:31.the park was closed by zoo officials who later handed out a short

:32:32. > :32:46.Nine years ago, a cheetah escaped through a broken electric fence,

:32:47. > :32:48.it was later recaptured nearby and no-one was hurt.

:32:49. > :32:50.Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and full

:32:51. > :32:54.The zoo says it will remain closed today.

:32:55. > :33:01.We'll be speaking to our correspondent Ben Ando

:33:02. > :33:05.He'll be live from Hamerton Zoo at 7.

:33:06. > :33:07.In the last hour, Manchester Victoria Station has reopened

:33:08. > :33:10.after it was damaged in last week's bomb attack.

:33:11. > :33:12.Last night, at the exact time of the bombing,

:33:13. > :33:27.Frankie McCamley is at Manchester Victoria for us this morning.

:33:28. > :33:29.With just over a week to go until the general election

:33:30. > :33:32.the Conservatives' are focusing on Brexit and Labour childcare.

:33:33. > :33:35.But last night the leaders of both parties faced questions in a live

:33:36. > :33:39.Theresa May was questioned by Jeremy Paxman on her u-turn over Brexit.

:33:40. > :33:46.We gave people the choice Jeremy and the British

:33:47. > :33:50.people decided to leave the European Union and I

:33:51. > :33:52.think it's important for them to see their politicians

:33:53. > :34:00.delivering on that choice and respecting the will of the people.

:34:01. > :34:02.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn defended his stance

:34:03. > :34:06.This country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest.

:34:07. > :34:08.You put corporate tax and tax at the top end down,

:34:09. > :34:12.Are you happy that so many of our children are going to school

:34:13. > :34:28.So many of our children are going to school hungry?

:34:29. > :34:31.British Airways says it will operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:34:32. > :34:33.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:34:34. > :34:35.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:34:36. > :34:38.The airline says its IT systems are now "back up and running"

:34:39. > :34:40.but "significant numbers" of passengers are still

:34:41. > :34:41.without their luggage which could take some time

:34:42. > :34:56.The former military leader of Panama has died at the age of 83. He was

:34:57. > :35:02.once seen as key US ally in Latin America. In 1989 American troops

:35:03. > :35:08.invaied Panama and the general was forcibly removed. He went on to

:35:09. > :35:14.spend 17 years in a US jail for drug trafficking and money laundering.

:35:15. > :35:17.Tiger Woods has denied he'd been drinking when he was stopped

:35:18. > :35:19.whilst driving his car in Florida yesterday morning.

:35:20. > :35:22.Police charged him with being under the influence of alcohol,

:35:23. > :35:24.but the golfer has blamed an unexpected reaction to some

:35:25. > :35:39.I'm joined by Kat in the studio. I'm not entirely alone. I just keep

:35:40. > :35:43.popping up every half an hour. And Huddersfield Town will be

:35:44. > :35:46.celebrating. All their dreams have come true yesterday winning the

:35:47. > :35:50.Championship play-off final on penalties as well. Huddersfield

:35:51. > :35:53.haven't scored many goals in the League this season, but they have

:35:54. > :35:58.when it matters particularly when it comes to penalty shoot outs.

:35:59. > :36:03.Huddersfield Town will be a Premier League side for the first

:36:04. > :36:05.time next season after winning a dramatic Championship playoff

:36:06. > :36:09.After the match finished goalless, Liam Moore and Jordan Obita missed

:36:10. > :36:12.Christopher Schindler scored the decisive penalty to send

:36:13. > :36:14.Huddersfield into the top tier of English football

:36:15. > :36:27.Promotion is worth around ?175 million

:36:28. > :36:30.to the club, who'll join Brighton and Newcastle in the

:36:31. > :36:44.This is a fairytale that's not usually possible. I'm one of the

:36:45. > :36:48.happiest men on the planet and I'm so proud and happy for everybody

:36:49. > :36:50.that's connected and especially the chairman.

:36:51. > :36:53.The Arsenal board will hear today what's been decided

:36:54. > :36:55.After celebrating their FA Cup win on Saturday,

:36:56. > :36:57.The BBC understands Wenger and majority shareholder

:36:58. > :37:00.Stan Kroenke have already held the face to face talks

:37:01. > :37:16.at which a final decision has been made.

:37:17. > :37:19.England were soundly beaten by South Africa in their final one

:37:20. > :37:21.dayer England's top order crumbled to 20 for 6 inside five overs

:37:22. > :37:23.and they never really recovered from there.

:37:24. > :37:26.South Africa - World Number Ones - cruised to the target of 154

:37:27. > :37:32.They now go into the Champions trophy - their first match

:37:33. > :37:37.South Africa tested our defensive technique and it wasn't a case of

:37:38. > :37:41.playing too aggressively or taking the ball on. The guys nicked

:37:42. > :37:45.half-volleys. There was a lot of green grass there and that cost us

:37:46. > :37:48.the game which is unfortunate, but there is a huge amount of positives

:37:49. > :37:57.to take from the series. We've beaten the world number one 2-1.

:37:58. > :37:59.Onto tennis and Britain's best hopes at the French Open

:38:00. > :38:01.get their challenge underway today - Johanna Konta plays

:38:02. > :38:04.Andy Murray meanwhile plays Andrey Kuznetsov hoping

:38:05. > :38:07.to improve his run on clay this season - he's lost as many

:38:08. > :38:16.Although it's frustrating you have to enjoy this part of what we do as

:38:17. > :38:27.well because you know the struggles are, you know, part of what make the

:38:28. > :38:31.good times so enjoyable. I need to enjoy them. I'm struggling a little

:38:32. > :38:42.bit and that will help me get through it a bit quicker.

:38:43. > :38:44.British number three Aljaz Bedene is considering switching his

:38:45. > :38:47.allegiance back to Slovenia in order to compete at the Olympics.

:38:48. > :38:50.Bedene - who won his first round match at the French Open -

:38:51. > :38:53.became a British citizen in 2015 but hasn't managed to overturn a ban

:38:54. > :38:56.that's stopped him playing for Great Britain in the Davis Cup.

:38:57. > :38:59.A player must have been available for the Davis Cup to represent that

:39:00. > :39:01.country at the Olympics, so Bedene is now exploring

:39:02. > :39:03.the possibility of representing Slovenia in Tokyo in 2020.

:39:04. > :39:06.Novak Djokovic is also through to the second round -

:39:07. > :39:08.the defending champion - seeded second in Paris -

:39:09. > :39:13.eased to a straight sets victory over Spain's Marcel Granollers.

:39:14. > :39:15.Rafa Nadal is bidding for a record 10th French Open title.

:39:16. > :39:17.He safely negotiated a tricky looking opening match

:39:18. > :39:20.The fourth seed already has three clay court titles

:39:21. > :39:28.Meanwhile women's champion Garbine Muguruza got her defence

:39:29. > :39:31.She eased past the 2010 winner Francesca Schiavone

:39:32. > :39:46.Castleford cemented their place at the top of Rugby League's

:39:47. > :39:48.super League with a 38-0 thrashing of Leigh Centurions

:39:49. > :39:51.Greg Eden kept up his phenomenal scoring record for the Tigers.

:39:52. > :39:54.He scored three tries in four minutes in the first half.

:39:55. > :39:57.His fourth hat-trick in a row - and added another after the break.

:39:58. > :39:59.Castleford are two points clear of Salford,

:40:00. > :40:06.Great Britain struggled once more in their America's Cup qualifers -

:40:07. > :40:10.losing their fourth race in a row Sir Ben Ainslie and his crew made

:40:11. > :40:13.an error around the third turn and couldn't recover against France.

:40:14. > :40:16.They'll now take on the other five teams again over the next few days -

:40:17. > :40:29.They got the win. We're clearly disappointed with that. We've got to

:40:30. > :40:33.go away and have a look at our development programme, our

:40:34. > :40:38.configuration for the coming days and obviously make improvements.

:40:39. > :40:43.One more story. The British and Irish Lions have set off for their

:40:44. > :40:48.tour of New Zealand hoping for their first victory in the series over the

:40:49. > :40:51.All Blacks. They will play a three test series against the champions

:40:52. > :40:55.across five weeks as well as seven other tour matches. Sam Warburton

:40:56. > :40:59.will captain the squad having led them in the series win in Australia

:41:00. > :41:07.four years ago. So there they go, off on the plane,. Lions squad. It

:41:08. > :41:16.will be a tough series. Thank you very much, Kat.

:41:17. > :41:19.One week on and at the exact moment of last Monday's bomb attack people

:41:20. > :41:22.gathered in Manchester last night for a vigil to remember the 22

:41:23. > :41:24.people who were killed and those injured shortly after a concert

:41:25. > :41:29.by the American singer Ariane Grande ended.

:41:30. > :41:32.Earlier this morning, Victoria train station which was damaged

:41:33. > :41:39.Our reporter Frankie McCamley is there for us.

:41:40. > :41:46.Let's talk about St Ann's square. I was there at the weekend. It is a

:41:47. > :41:49.focus of quiet and contemplation, isn't it? It is and that's it.

:41:50. > :41:52.Thousands of people have been coming and going throughout the week and

:41:53. > :41:57.that's one of the things that really does strike you when you get there.

:41:58. > :42:03.It's very quiet. People are there to contemplate and last night a vigil

:42:04. > :42:06.was held and a minute's silence at 10.33 the time that the bomb went

:42:07. > :42:10.off a week ago that killed 22 people. People surrounded by

:42:11. > :42:14.flowers, teddy bears, candles, balloons, all to come and pay their

:42:15. > :42:17.respects and we spoke to a few people and asked them why they felt

:42:18. > :42:22.the need to come down yesterday evening.

:42:23. > :42:27.I just feel the pain. I just feel the hurt of what these families

:42:28. > :42:31.maybe going through. It's just heart wrenching. We're all standing

:42:32. > :42:36.together and we're not going to let it beat us and show respect to the

:42:37. > :42:43.victims' families. Being from Manchester I just feel that it's

:42:44. > :42:47.super important to show that we care and that it breaks my heart knowing

:42:48. > :42:52.that somebody's little girl died and someone's family members are not

:42:53. > :42:57.here anymore and it's just really sad.

:42:58. > :43:02.Frankie, of course, there is so many people trying to get back to normal

:43:03. > :43:05.in so many ways particularly for example at Manchester Victoria

:43:06. > :43:10.Station which has been closed since the attack happened? Well, that's

:43:11. > :43:15.it, yes. Parts of the station do still remain closed because there is

:43:16. > :43:19.the severe damage indoors there so you won't you able to get to the

:43:20. > :43:25.foyer where the bomb went off which joins the arena to the station, but

:43:26. > :43:31.yes, people are trying to come back to some form of normality. Staff

:43:32. > :43:33.from the station were the first people on the scene before the

:43:34. > :43:39.police and the emergency services got here last Monday night and some

:43:40. > :43:42.of those visibly upset coming back to work this morning, but like I

:43:43. > :43:48.say, this is a city that's reopening, that's trying to gain

:43:49. > :43:52.some sort of normality just a week, just over a week after this attack

:43:53. > :43:53.took place. Frankie, thank you very much. Live

:43:54. > :44:05.from Victoria Station, thank you. With just 10 days until Britain goes

:44:06. > :44:08.to the polls, Breakfast is on the road talking to voters

:44:09. > :44:17.across the UK. Welcome to North Wales. We brought

:44:18. > :44:22.the sofa on tour. If you come down to the beach front to have a little

:44:23. > :44:27.word with us. Be aware, if you want to sit on the sofa, don't sit from

:44:28. > :44:32.here there to there, it's soaking wet! It is now becoming a glorious

:44:33. > :44:36.day here in North Wales. Let's show you some shots from our BBC

:44:37. > :44:41.Breakfast drone which is up in the skies above us here. Here we are

:44:42. > :44:46.down on the beach. Away to the left-hand side is a great orm here.

:44:47. > :44:52.At one end of Llandudno Bay, up there is a golf course, there is a

:44:53. > :44:56.toboggan run, that's where Steph was filming over the last few days.

:44:57. > :45:03.There is the longest pier in Wales and the Grand Hotel where The

:45:04. > :45:08.Beatles stayed and Winston Churchill stayed in room 109 and then as we go

:45:09. > :45:15.down the bay and around to our right-hand side there is the little

:45:16. > :45:19.orm to match the great orm at the other end. You can see the curve of

:45:20. > :45:24.the bend and the Irish Sea. It used to be the case that when the

:45:25. > :45:28.Victorians came on their holidays they would drink two cups of

:45:29. > :45:32.seawater every day to keep them healthy. There is a little bit of

:45:33. > :45:36.information for you to dazzle your friends with! We're going to go and

:45:37. > :45:39.find some Breakfast friends because we persuaded these lovely people to

:45:40. > :45:43.come and have a word with us this morning. There they are with sea

:45:44. > :45:47.shells and cups of tea and coffee. Some of the issues we will be

:45:48. > :45:50.talking about today is immigration and poverty and Brexit. Sam, good

:45:51. > :45:56.morning, welcome to the programme. Now, in terms of your situation,

:45:57. > :46:00.your parents came across from East Africa, so how are you judging

:46:01. > :46:05.immigration in the build-up to the general election. How big an issue

:46:06. > :46:08.is it for you? It is a concern. I want to know immigration caps have

:46:09. > :46:12.been promised for a long time, who is best placed to deliver on them.

:46:13. > :46:16.Hannah, you are a teacher, have you seen the positive effects of

:46:17. > :46:22.immigration in Wales? Yes, I have. I have seen it through the NHS when my

:46:23. > :46:26.father has been there with life limiting illnesses, and they have

:46:27. > :46:30.done a good job. I'm concerned about the effect on the NHS, but the

:46:31. > :46:33.immigration policy on universities and the free movement of the staff

:46:34. > :46:39.on the scientific research in particular. We'd love it know your

:46:40. > :46:49.views this morning, as well. Another issue is that of poverty. Angela is

:46:50. > :46:54.a full-time carer for your son. Why is that a big issue? I want to know

:46:55. > :46:56.what party is going to be most appropriate to look after carers and

:46:57. > :46:59.special needs education particularly. Those are the main

:47:00. > :47:04.issues for me because you imagine it is close to home. My son has a

:47:05. > :47:10.disability and I want to make sure that he's well provided. John is a

:47:11. > :47:13.local historian. John, if we get any of our Llandudno incorrect John can

:47:14. > :47:19.sort them out for us this morning. How is the issue of poverty changed

:47:20. > :47:23.in Wales? Well, I think that it's a disgrace really. We are one of the

:47:24. > :47:26.wealthiest countries in the world and we have to have a foodbank in

:47:27. > :47:32.this town. We used to have that sort of thing before the war, but now, I

:47:33. > :47:37.think it's a disgrace. OK. A quick word on the issue of Brexit. For

:47:38. > :47:42.you, your wife is from Poland. I would imagine you voted Remain with

:47:43. > :47:48.that in mind? Yes, yes, I did. It's a tragedy that we voted to leave the

:47:49. > :47:52.EU. My main concerns are what are the implications for Wales with

:47:53. > :47:56.Brexit negotiations. I feel like Wales has been sidelined throughout

:47:57. > :48:00.the negotiations, Gibraltar has been mentioned a lot more rather than

:48:01. > :48:05.Wales. So that's what my concern is, what does it mean for my wife and me

:48:06. > :48:10.going to Poland as well? A final word are Ross, you voted Leave and

:48:11. > :48:14.Wales voted Leave. What are the issues for you? I don't think the

:48:15. > :48:17.British people have been prioritised by the Government recently and I

:48:18. > :48:21.think Brexit gives us the opportunity to really push that

:48:22. > :48:26.forward and give people the best start in life that they can have.

:48:27. > :48:30.Listen, we will behaving a chat with you at various points throughout the

:48:31. > :48:34.morning. I didn't think I would be on bended knee on Llandudno Beach.

:48:35. > :48:41.But let's find out what's happening with the weather. Here is Matt.

:48:42. > :48:46.This is a Welsh rugby club. A big club up in North Wales. They are

:48:47. > :48:50.playing the national team on Friday. Good luck to them on that one. But

:48:51. > :48:55.it's not a bad start to the day here. We had some drizzle earlier

:48:56. > :48:59.on. The low cloud has cleared. You can see the little orm behind me in

:49:00. > :49:04.the distance. Let's look at the forecast for the day because it is a

:49:05. > :49:07.mild start to the day across most of the UK. And we are going to see

:49:08. > :49:12.things turn gradually fresher from the north and the west as showers

:49:13. > :49:14.start to push their way in. In a moment we've got the showers across

:49:15. > :49:18.Northern Ireland, a few heavier bursts as well, they are pushing

:49:19. > :49:23.their way from west to east and through late morning and into early

:49:24. > :49:30.afternoon we will see the showers push across Scotland. The showers

:49:31. > :49:33.pushing in across Northern England. Notice across parts of Northern

:49:34. > :49:36.Scotland we start to see sunshine come out. It will be a better

:49:37. > :49:40.afternoon across much of Scotland. The rain will linger across Shetland

:49:41. > :49:44.and elsewhere, showers will become fewer in number and brightening up

:49:45. > :49:49.across much of Northern England, but still some showers by the time we

:49:50. > :49:53.get to 4pm. Quite humid this afternoon where you see the

:49:54. > :49:56.sunshine. Temperatures around 22 to 24 Celsius once the sun is out.

:49:57. > :49:59.Still a lot of cloud though here and there particularly to some southern

:50:00. > :50:03.and western coasts which could always threaten a bit of drizzle on

:50:04. > :50:06.the hills and coast, but for Wales, showers through the afternoon,

:50:07. > :50:10.brightening up across the north coast by the time we get to the end

:50:11. > :50:14.of the evening and Northern Ireland, once you have lost the showers a

:50:15. > :50:18.fine day in store and it will feel warm. Temperatures could hit 17 or

:50:19. > :50:23.18 Celsius. Now, as we go through the rest of the evening and into the

:50:24. > :50:25.night, it does look like we will see the showers push erratically

:50:26. > :50:28.southwards towards southern parts of England and Wales. Most places will

:50:29. > :50:32.stay dry. Staying muggy and misty for some across the south, but a

:50:33. > :50:34.fresher night in store for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Northern

:50:35. > :50:38.England, North Wales and the Midlands. Temperatures down into

:50:39. > :50:41.single figures as we start Wednesday morning. So a fresher start to

:50:42. > :50:45.Wednesday for most of you, but a lot of sunshine around. Great news if

:50:46. > :50:49.you are on half term break at the moment. There will be patchy cloud

:50:50. > :50:53.across southern couldn'ties of England where it may feel on the

:50:54. > :50:58.humid side. Shetland will continue to see outbreaks of rain and a gusty

:50:59. > :51:02.wind. Temperatures high teens and maybe low 20s. Thursday, we will see

:51:03. > :51:05.most places dry again. The rain pushing into Northern Ireland and

:51:06. > :51:08.Western Scotland later on, but as the winds go into a southerly

:51:09. > :51:10.direction it will start to feel warmer particularly across England

:51:11. > :51:11.and Wales and potentially eastern parts of Scotland. That's how it's

:51:12. > :51:24.looking. I'll hand you back to Dan. It's turning into a very nice day on

:51:25. > :51:30.the beach in Llandudno. We have got the Breakfast buttie van. Can I come

:51:31. > :51:34.in? You can if you're wearing the appropriate clothing. You're cooking

:51:35. > :51:39.the bacon... People don't believe I do it myself. Are you serving ice

:51:40. > :51:44.cream later? I am. Watch your arm on this, love. I'm disappointed, you

:51:45. > :51:50.should be selling your wares. Look at that for the blankest menu. It's

:51:51. > :51:54.because I have been told the seagulls are quite aggressive here.

:51:55. > :52:01.I don't want to tell them what we've got! I'm bored now. Bacon hand-over.

:52:02. > :52:04.See new a bit. Let's talk serious stuff because, of course, we're here

:52:05. > :52:07.as well to find out what business people and workers think about what

:52:08. > :52:10.they'd like to hear from the politicians in the run-up to the

:52:11. > :52:15.election. I've got some guests here. Good morning to all of you. You grew

:52:16. > :52:19.up here, didn't you, you're a local hotel owner. Tell us how you have

:52:20. > :52:24.seen it change in terms of business? I think Llandudno is booming in

:52:25. > :52:28.terms of tourism and where it is. It is one of the most successful

:52:29. > :52:31.seaside resorts in the UK, but as a small business owner, what I have

:52:32. > :52:37.seen change is the burden on small business in terms of taxation. We

:52:38. > :52:41.have just had enrolment for pensions, and hikes in business

:52:42. > :52:47.rates and minimum wages affecting us, we pay minimum wage and we're

:52:48. > :52:52.fighting for cutting VAT on tourism and things like that. So you feel

:52:53. > :52:55.like you're paying out a lot in tax? When compared to the big

:52:56. > :52:59.corporations we seem to be paying a higher percentage is what I feel and

:53:00. > :53:08.that limits what we can reinvest into our own businesses. You're a

:53:09. > :53:12.businessman. You have got a global tech firm. You have some of the same

:53:13. > :53:17.business issues. Do you feel like it's the same for you? The major

:53:18. > :53:21.problem we have is the shortage of skilled people and we can see that

:53:22. > :53:25.there hasn't been enough investment in education and training and we are

:53:26. > :53:29.suffering as a result of that, so what we have to rely on is skilled

:53:30. > :53:36.people coming from abroad to the UK. So, that is the major issue and also

:53:37. > :53:40.I think none of our political parties are concentrating enough on

:53:41. > :53:45.digital economy and digital economy is the future of this nation and the

:53:46. > :53:51.future of the whole world. If you look at say like Latvia, a place

:53:52. > :53:58.like that, or Sweden, they have got over 40% of their buildings are

:53:59. > :54:02.served by fibre technology and the UK is below 1% which is disgraceful.

:54:03. > :54:06.So it's about infrastructure and the things you want cost money so what

:54:07. > :54:11.would you sacrifice? What are we spending too much money on that we

:54:12. > :54:16.could not spend as much money on to help businesses like yourselves

:54:17. > :54:20.then? It's a tough one. There is a lot of money going abroad to

:54:21. > :54:23.countries maybe India as well that have a large economy and I think a

:54:24. > :54:27.lot of people question. I heard this a lot, why can we not reinvest that

:54:28. > :54:32.within our own economy rather than send massive foreign aid abroad

:54:33. > :54:40.still? Let's bring in our economist. We've got Ed here. You are from

:54:41. > :54:43.Bangor University. Give us a bit of context how Wales compares to the

:54:44. > :54:47.rest of the UK? I can understand what they are saying about the lack

:54:48. > :54:50.of skills in the area. This is not a solution we can come across

:54:51. > :54:53.overnight unfortunately. It's something that's going to take years

:54:54. > :54:57.to develop, but we can see that the universities and the local colleges,

:54:58. > :55:02.they are working working together with the schools to come up with a

:55:03. > :55:05.plan on how do we develop the skills to meet the requirement of

:55:06. > :55:09.industries in the future? Thank you very much, guys. I will give you

:55:10. > :55:13.some Breakfast shortly, I promise that, but we are having a gorgeous

:55:14. > :55:16.occasion, aren't we and we just really want to show it off this

:55:17. > :55:18.morning. While we hand to the news, travel and weather where you are,

:55:19. > :59:14.have a look at the beautiful pier Good morning, we are nine days away

:59:15. > :59:17.from a general election. We have brought the Breakfast team out and

:59:18. > :59:22.about, we are in Wales, we are in Llandudno. You are watching BBC

:59:23. > :59:26.Breakfast and we are on the road. Good morning, I'm here with the

:59:27. > :59:29.Breakfast butty van. I'll be talking to businesses and workers and this

:59:30. > :59:32.lot who're in the queue about what they want to hear from the

:59:33. > :59:39.politicians in the run-up to the election. I'm live at the beautiful

:59:40. > :59:44.bow Maris Castle in Anglesey to hear how Wales is punching well above its

:59:45. > :59:44.weight when it comes to influencing the outcome of this general

:59:45. > :59:59.election. I'm Louise Minchin, the main

:00:00. > :00:05.headlines this morning. The female keeper killed by a tiger

:00:06. > :00:10.at a zoo in Cambridgeshire is named Hundreds of people attend a vigil

:00:11. > :00:19.to mark a week since the Manchester bombing; the city's Victoria Station

:00:20. > :00:31.has reopened this morning. In Sport, Huddersfield Town

:00:32. > :00:34.are in the Premier League. They beat Reading in a dramatic

:00:35. > :00:52.penalty shoot out to win Good morning. We have the deck

:00:53. > :00:56.chairs out. All we need now is the cloud to break and the sun to come

:00:57. > :00:59.through. Some of you will see the sunshine today and there are sunnier

:01:00. > :01:09.skies on the way through tomorrow and Thursday. Details coming up.

:01:10. > :01:13.Full forecast in 15 minutes. We are taking the sofa across the UK in the

:01:14. > :01:17.next few days. Tomorrow we'll be in Northern Ireland, Friday we are

:01:18. > :01:22.going to be in Scotland. Today we are in North Wales looking at some

:01:23. > :01:25.key issues here and across the UK. If you were watching when we

:01:26. > :01:31.started, it was absolutely throwing it town. We can show you our BBC

:01:32. > :01:36.Breakfast clone this morning -- drone this morning, it was glorious.

:01:37. > :01:40.The great orm at one end, the little orm at the other end of the bay and

:01:41. > :01:44.we'll be looking particularly at some of the issues we have chosen to

:01:45. > :01:48.look at today. Immigration, poverty and Brexit as well. We'd love to

:01:49. > :01:52.know what you think the key issues are, particularly in the light of

:01:53. > :01:56.what we saw in Manchester last week. Police numbers, are those the issues

:01:57. > :01:59.for you, social care and security? We have a collection of voters. Good

:02:00. > :02:03.morning to all of you. Thank you very much for coming down. We'll be

:02:04. > :02:15.speaking to some politicians later too. You can get in contact with us

:02:16. > :02:21.at the usual addresses. I will furnish you with some facts later on

:02:22. > :02:27.today. I asked people to get in touch. Michael Morrison said he did

:02:28. > :02:32.a crash course in revenue law here in 1973, Andrew Swain apparently was

:02:33. > :02:38.attacked by a seagull who stole his brother's ice-cream in 1975 and Andy

:02:39. > :02:43.turnstile told us The Beatles played here in the Odeon cinema for six

:02:44. > :02:47.nights in 1963. Is that correct? Yes, everyone knows it. They stayed

:02:48. > :02:50.in the grand hotel over there. Plenty more facts coming your way

:02:51. > :02:55.between now and 9. 15 from the beach. And I can see the sun behind

:02:56. > :02:59.you. Thank you very much. BBC News has been told the name

:03:00. > :03:04.of the female zookeeper in Cambridgeshire who was killed

:03:05. > :03:06.by a tiger yesterday. Rosa King, who was thirty-three,

:03:07. > :03:09.worked at Hamerton Park Zoo. It will remain closed today

:03:10. > :03:13.while an investigation continues. Let's join our correspondent

:03:14. > :03:17.Ben Ando, who joins us live Ben, what's the latest

:03:18. > :03:30.you can tell us? They are having an investigation

:03:31. > :03:34.here. The police were here for much of yesterday. They sent scientific

:03:35. > :03:40.investigation vans up to examine the scene. They concluded that the death

:03:41. > :03:44.of 33-year-old Rosa King was not suspicious, nonetheless the park

:03:45. > :03:48.itself is having an investigation and I suspect that at the heart of

:03:49. > :03:53.that investigation will be trying to establish how it was that she came

:03:54. > :03:57.to be in the enclosure with the animal that attacked her. Friends

:03:58. > :04:05.have paid tribute to Rosa, saying she was a shining light here at Ham

:04:06. > :04:10.Ayrton zoo park which is a popular attraction -- Hamerton Park. They

:04:11. > :04:14.said the park almost revolved around Rosa and she cared passionately

:04:15. > :04:22.about the animals in her care, in particular the big cats and she had

:04:23. > :04:25.a particular affinity for cheetahs. The park had recently increased its

:04:26. > :04:28.collection of tigers and was developing that side of thing so.

:04:29. > :04:31.This could be a setback for them. That investigation continuing while

:04:32. > :04:36.the park remained closed. Thank you very much.

:04:37. > :04:39.Manchester Victoria Station has reopened after it was damaged

:04:40. > :04:46.Last night, a week on from the exact time of the bombing,

:04:47. > :04:53.Frankie McCamley is at Manchester Victoria for us this morning.

:04:54. > :05:00.So many people at St Ann's Square last night to pay tribute to the

:05:01. > :05:07.victims. Good morning. Yes, it was a very sombre evening,

:05:08. > :05:11.hundreds gathered in the centre surrounded by balloons, flowers,

:05:12. > :05:15.candles lit and teddy bears laid for the 22 victims and families to show

:05:16. > :05:19.support. Here this morning you can probably see people are arriving

:05:20. > :05:23.here at Manchester Victoria Station, the station is now open. However,

:05:24. > :05:28.some parts still remain closed, this of course was damaged in the bomb

:05:29. > :05:32.attack last week. The foyer where the bomb went off which connects

:05:33. > :05:39.this station to the arena still remains closed. Now, the police in

:05:40. > :05:43.the latest on the investigation, they have released another image of

:05:44. > :05:47.Salman Abedi. They are looking for a blue suitcase he was carrying in the

:05:48. > :05:51.day before the attack. That follows on from an arrest that was made

:05:52. > :05:57.yesterday of a 23-year-old man in Shoreham on sea.

:05:58. > :06:00.With just over a week to go until the General Election,

:06:01. > :06:03.Theresa May will today turn the focus of the Conservatives'

:06:04. > :06:10.Jeremy Corbyn will campaign on the issue of childcare as Labour

:06:11. > :06:14.seeks to turn the spotlight on public services.

:06:15. > :06:17.Last night they both faced questions in a live television broadcast.

:06:18. > :06:19.Our political correspondent Ben Wright was there.

:06:20. > :06:24.This was the first time Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn had appeared

:06:25. > :06:27.at the same venue in front of the same audience for a grilling

:06:28. > :06:30.in front of the cameras since the election was called.

:06:31. > :06:34.The Labour Leader had wanted to debate with the Prime Minister

:06:35. > :06:39.Jeremy Corbyn was the first to face the audience,

:06:40. > :06:42.the order decided by the toss of a coin.

:06:43. > :06:46.He was asked about his determination to deal with terror threats.

:06:47. > :06:48.He was also asked about his approach to business.

:06:49. > :06:54.This country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest.

:06:55. > :07:03.You put corporate tax and tax at the top end down,

:07:04. > :07:09.Are you happy that so many of our children are going to school

:07:10. > :07:13.So many of our children are going to school hungry.

:07:14. > :07:16.Next it was Theresa May's turn and she faced questions over

:07:17. > :07:22.So why, Prime Minister, should we and my generation vote for you?

:07:23. > :07:24.So what happens is, people are paying for care, people

:07:25. > :07:27.are finding that they are having to sell their house,

:07:28. > :07:30.many people are having to sell their house to pay those

:07:31. > :07:32.care bills and many find that they're not able to leave

:07:33. > :07:38.Now, I want to take those risks away and that's what the proposals I've

:07:39. > :07:43.It's about ensuring that nobody is going to have to sell their house

:07:44. > :07:50.Afterwards, it was clear neither leader had landed

:07:51. > :07:56.The grilling has just ended and senior politicians

:07:57. > :07:59.from the political parties are out giving their own slant

:08:00. > :08:05.I think team Corbyn and team May will both be pretty pleased.

:08:06. > :08:08.The two people wanting to be Prime Minister after June 8th

:08:09. > :08:11.will have another chance to make their case at a BBC

:08:12. > :08:20.The Scottish National Party will launch its election manifesto today.

:08:21. > :08:22.It was originally planned for last Tuesday, but was delayed due

:08:23. > :08:32.Our political correspondent Steven Godden is in Perth for us

:08:33. > :08:37.this morning; Steven what's likely to be in the manifesto.

:08:38. > :08:43.This manifesto is central to their strategy which is to secure the

:08:44. > :08:46.votes that would allow them to maintain their electoral dominance

:08:47. > :08:50.here in Scotland, an outcome that they argue should translate into

:08:51. > :08:54.influence in key areas of policy. One of those areas is Brexit where

:08:55. > :08:58.Nicola Sturgeon wants a seat at the negotiating table. Another is the

:08:59. > :09:01.prospect of a second independence referendum, winning the election in

:09:02. > :09:06.Scotland, the SNP say would reinforce their mandate to hold that

:09:07. > :09:11.vote but also to dictate its timing. The third plank of this manifesto is

:09:12. > :09:16.an anti-austerity plan. The SNP want to slow down deficit reduction, they

:09:17. > :09:19.want to release an additional ?180 billion into the economy over the

:09:20. > :09:23.course of this Parliament to be spent on Public Services. Some of

:09:24. > :09:26.the other details in there, on pensions they want to protect the

:09:27. > :09:31.triple lock, on wages they want to inRhys the minimum to a real living

:09:32. > :09:36.wage that would eventually be more than ?10 an hour and on immigration,

:09:37. > :09:41.they want all the powers fully devolved to Holyrood. We'll hear

:09:42. > :09:44.more on that speech from Nicola Sturgeon at 11 o'clock, then voters

:09:45. > :09:49.will have time to decide what they make of it.

:09:50. > :09:52.And later this morning we'll speak to the SNP's

:09:53. > :09:54.Deputy Leader Angus Robertson, that's around 0740.

:09:55. > :09:58.British Airways says it'll operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:09:59. > :10:02.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:10:03. > :10:06.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:10:07. > :10:09.The airline says its IT systems are now back up and running

:10:10. > :10:13.but significant numbers of passengers are still

:10:14. > :10:15.without their luggage which could take some time

:10:16. > :10:20.The former military leader of Panama, General Manuel Noriega,

:10:21. > :10:27.He was once seen as a key US ally in Latin America.

:10:28. > :10:31.In 1989, American troops invaded Panama and General Noriega

:10:32. > :10:37.He went on to spend seventeen years in a US jail, for drug trafficking

:10:38. > :10:44.Tiger Woods has denied he'd been drinking when he was stopped

:10:45. > :10:48.whilst driving his car in Florida yesterday morning.

:10:49. > :10:51.Police charged him with being under the influence of alcohol

:10:52. > :10:55.but the golfer's blamed an unexpected reaction to some

:10:56. > :11:09.There are just nine more days until the general election

:11:10. > :11:12.so Breakfast is back on the road finding out what matters to voters.

:11:13. > :11:19.Dan is in Llandudno for us this morning.

:11:20. > :11:25.A few moments ago, I'm sure I saw some sunshine.

:11:26. > :11:29.At 6 o'clock, there was some rain but we have seen a few shards of

:11:30. > :11:34.some sunshine. As we look out across the Irish Sea, you can see the wind

:11:35. > :11:41.turbines in the mid distance. If you fancy a good swim, 70 miles that way

:11:42. > :11:46.you get yourself to the Isle of Man. All sorts of topics this morning for

:11:47. > :11:52.you, I want to show you some of the front pages helped by the wonderful

:11:53. > :11:56.men of North Wales rugby. A round of applause for the men, maze. The

:11:57. > :12:00.front-page of the Daily Telegraph with Evan. Corbyn ducks terror

:12:01. > :12:04.challenge, talking about la night's TV debate on Channel 4. And more

:12:05. > :12:12.news on the terrible story about the keeper killed by the tiger at

:12:13. > :12:17.Hamerton zoo. The Daily Mirror, cop hunt for the bomber's suitcase. One

:12:18. > :12:20.of the major stories, the hunt for more information about the

:12:21. > :12:25.Manchester bomb last week. The Times is being beautifully held by Jacob.

:12:26. > :12:30.May woos working class with tough line on Brexit. The main picture is

:12:31. > :12:36.a black-and-white shot of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The

:12:37. > :12:40.guardian, Corbyn tells Paxman I know dictator in TV debate. Beautifully

:12:41. > :12:44.held by Tim with his magnificent beard! And the Daily Mail we have

:12:45. > :12:50.got for you this morning, more terrible news on the zoo girl killed

:12:51. > :12:54.at Hamerton by the tiger and a picture of John Noakes, the Blue

:12:55. > :13:04.Peter presenter who it was announced yesterday he died and talking about

:13:05. > :13:08.some of the TV footage, he climbed Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square,

:13:09. > :13:11.no safety harness. TV of a by-gone age. One of the reasons we are

:13:12. > :13:15.talking about poverty here in Wales, which is one of the issues we have

:13:16. > :13:18.chosen to highlight along with immigration and Brexit, is because

:13:19. > :13:26.when you look at the figures, they are quite stark. For one in every ?5

:13:27. > :13:29.that's spent by the Welsh Government, it's spent addressing

:13:30. > :13:34.above city. It's believed there are 200,000 children living in poverty

:13:35. > :13:35.in Wales. With that in mind, Graham Satchell's been filming in Wrexham

:13:36. > :13:46.forrious. Quite a treat for the children in

:13:47. > :13:49.Wrexham primary school. It's the first time many have been this close

:13:50. > :13:54.to a pony and it's changing the way some of them think about their

:13:55. > :14:00.future. What do you think your dream job would be? One was being a

:14:01. > :14:06.caretaker of horses and one was being an adventurer. It was being a

:14:07. > :14:10.pilot because I really like flying. What would your dream job be? A

:14:11. > :14:14.singer. There is no reason these children can't reach their dream but

:14:15. > :14:21.there are challenges here. Levels of childhood poverty are higher in

:14:22. > :14:29.Wales than anywhere else in the UK. At the charity the Wrexham warehouse

:14:30. > :14:35.project, they help young people who're not in education employment

:14:36. > :14:39.or training, NEAT. We have to go to the bigger cities, Liverpool,

:14:40. > :14:44.Manchester Birmingham. That's all if England, you can't estay in Wales?

:14:45. > :14:48.Exactly. No, there isn't anywhere. Reef left school at 16 and struggled

:14:49. > :14:52.to find a job. There is not much round here. I think that's why a lot

:14:53. > :14:56.of people go into like drugs and stuff and into prison because

:14:57. > :14:59.they've got nothing to do when they're growing up because they

:15:00. > :15:03.can't get the jobs. With help from the project, Reef is now working in

:15:04. > :15:07.construction. If I didn't have this job, I think I would probably be in

:15:08. > :15:11.prison now. It did change my life around. The venture playground in

:15:12. > :15:16.Wrexham sits in one of the least affluent wards in the UK. For

:15:17. > :15:22.parents with young families, in-work poverty is a real issue. Single

:15:23. > :15:26.parent, three children. Low income. Survive on Tax Credits really. I

:15:27. > :15:31.wouldn't be able to eat if we didn't have it. Every time I hear something

:15:32. > :15:40.about Tax Credits and the changes to them, I panic. No political jokes

:15:41. > :15:45.now, come on... At the diva house day centre, older people are

:15:46. > :15:51.thinking about fuel costs, and pensions. The way the situation is

:15:52. > :15:56.going with cuts, cuts, cuts, people are living on their nerves. Well I

:15:57. > :16:01.am most of the time living on my nerves. How would you normally vote?

:16:02. > :16:07.Labour. Labour. Labour. We are in a Labour seat. So what do you think of

:16:08. > :16:11.Jeremy Corbyn? Rubbish. The thing is, I don't like Corbyn. I mean he

:16:12. > :16:17.hasn't done anything yet, has he? Mike has never voted Tory in his

:16:18. > :16:20.life, but will this time. And why are you voting Conservative? I think

:16:21. > :16:24.they've got the right idea. The Conservatives have got the money,

:16:25. > :16:29.they create the work. Evelyn can't decide. What if I go and say yes,

:16:30. > :16:36.I'll vote Conservative and Theresa May lets us down? Five and five...

:16:37. > :16:41.Tough choices for many in this election with just over a week to

:16:42. > :16:43.go. I want to see you all next Monday, no excuses... Graham

:16:44. > :16:55.Satchell BBC News. Let us speak to some of our voters

:16:56. > :16:58.who we have assembled on the beach. Sean, you have worked in Wrexham

:16:59. > :17:02.yourself, what kind of things have you seen, I imagine that echoes some

:17:03. > :17:06.of the things you have seen? I was Wrexham born and bred, I worked in a

:17:07. > :17:10.venture centre which people may remember from the riots in 2003.

:17:11. > :17:13.It's a generation app problem, it's not something that will be fixed by

:17:14. > :17:18.one pot of money. It's something that needs to be invested in for the

:17:19. > :17:23.long-term and unfortunately it's passed down the general races. Is

:17:24. > :17:26.there any politics that you have heard from any politicians or

:17:27. > :17:29.policies that you think could address that? For me personally it's

:17:30. > :17:32.a problem that Wales needs to address as a country. We are the

:17:33. > :17:36.poorest country in Western Europe and the only party that is going to

:17:37. > :17:46.do that is Plaid Cymru. Thank you very much. We should apologise to

:17:47. > :17:51.Oscar, we have soaked him. BBC Breakfast will be getting a dry

:17:52. > :17:54.cleaning bill. On the issue of poverty in Wales

:17:55. > :17:57.particularly, what have you found and how would you like to see that

:17:58. > :18:03.addressed? The major problem is the fact that there are food banks in

:18:04. > :18:06.wealthy towns these days and the problem the people have having to

:18:07. > :18:12.put up with zero hour contracts in their work. There's no guarantee.

:18:13. > :18:17.It's people who are having to work two, three jobs and then they're

:18:18. > :18:23.still unable to pay their bills and being forced to go for weekly food

:18:24. > :18:28.to the food bank. I think the Lib Dems have got it right where they

:18:29. > :18:36.are saying an extra penny because on the income tax, the thing is we need

:18:37. > :18:39.to have extra money put into the Health Services and into education.

:18:40. > :18:45.That is where the poorest are being affected. If you agree with Nia or

:18:46. > :18:55.Sion or have other issues, you can get in touch.

:18:56. > :19:04.If you ask Oscar, he'll say it's wet but here is Matt with the rest of

:19:05. > :19:09.the weather! Sorry. This town offers a special place in

:19:10. > :19:14.my heart, this is where my nan was born, just behind me on the great

:19:15. > :19:17.orm. It's an actual limestone head land here in Llandudno and provides

:19:18. > :19:20.that bit of extra shelter in south-westerly winds, breaking up

:19:21. > :19:23.the cloud, allowing a bit more sunshine to come through. It's doing

:19:24. > :19:34.a good job so far. It means things have brightened up

:19:35. > :19:38.here and there is a sign that things will brighten up for many as we go

:19:39. > :19:42.through the rest of the day with a bit more sunshine developing. If you

:19:43. > :19:47.are on a half-term break, good news for you too. Let us take a look at

:19:48. > :19:50.today. We have showers coming our way, especially to northern and

:19:51. > :19:54.western parts of the UK. That'll introduce some fresher air and

:19:55. > :20:05.clearer air. A bit more sunshine as well. The rain in Northern Ireland

:20:06. > :20:09.will produce the best conditions. Heavy bursts possible. Couldn't rule

:20:10. > :20:14.out the odd rumble of thunder but only a very slim chance.

:20:15. > :20:20.The further south and east you are, the morning cloud will break up.

:20:21. > :20:24.Feeling humid out there. The fresh air will be into parts of Scotland,

:20:25. > :20:27.Northern Ireland and northern England through the afternoon. As we

:20:28. > :20:30.take a look around, we have the sunshine out, rain in Shetland. A

:20:31. > :20:34.few showers in eastern Scotland and a few showers mid afternoon in parts

:20:35. > :20:39.of northern England as well. Further south, most places will be drying,

:20:40. > :20:44.showers few and far between. With the sunny breaks, it will still feel

:20:45. > :20:50.humid. Temperatures could reach 22 or 23, maybe even a bit more.

:20:51. > :20:53.There'll be some low cloud lingering around the English Channel maybe

:20:54. > :20:57.affecting parts of the south-west and south and west Wales too.

:20:58. > :21:01.There'll be some showers in across parts of Wales as we go through the

:21:02. > :21:06.afternoon. Some sunshine to the north coast and across Northern

:21:07. > :21:11.Ireland. Northern Ireland should have a fine day once the rain

:21:12. > :21:15.clears. Tonight, the showers will move south across England and Wales.

:21:16. > :21:20.Most places staying dry. We hold on to a fair bit of low cloud and humid

:21:21. > :21:23.weather in southern-most counties. Clearer skies and a fresher night

:21:24. > :21:27.with cooler conditions into tomorrow morning with temperatures well down

:21:28. > :21:33.into single figures. That does mean on Wednesday a much brighter day for

:21:34. > :21:39.many. Still low cloud in the English Channel and southern counties, so

:21:40. > :21:42.maybe a bit grey at times and humid. Elsewhere, very pleasant.

:21:43. > :21:48.Temperatures around 17, 18, maybe 19. Into Thursday, rain to parts of

:21:49. > :21:51.western Scotland, Northern Ireland, but many other areas will be dry and

:21:52. > :21:57.warming up too. That's how it's looking. Back to Dan.

:21:58. > :22:03.Here is the BBC Breakfast sofa. We are live in Llandudno looking at

:22:04. > :22:06.some of the issues in North Wales. Northern Ireland tomorrow and

:22:07. > :22:12.Scotland on Friday. Delighted to say, one of our sofa guests,

:22:13. > :22:18.slightly less wet than the poor chap under the gazebo. A Professor from

:22:19. > :22:21.UK in Changing Europe. Specifically for Wales, how big an issue do you

:22:22. > :22:25.think Brexit will be for voters here? It's very, very hard to know

:22:26. > :22:31.for certain. What's certainly happened is that Brexit's led to a

:22:32. > :22:34.realignment or might be leaning to a realignment in politics in that some

:22:35. > :22:38.people claim we have a new divide between levers and remainers and

:22:39. > :22:47.that's altering how people are voting. As you speak to people in

:22:48. > :22:51.Wales, we are talking about poverty and immigration, does it tend to be

:22:52. > :22:54.different in terms of the key issues that would affect things in the UK

:22:55. > :22:57.and I wonder whether some of the things we saw in Manchester would be

:22:58. > :23:02.at the forefront of people's minds when they go to the polls in nine

:23:03. > :23:05.days' time. Some things are the same so. Immigration was a real issue,

:23:06. > :23:11.particularly in South Wales in the referendum. I think that was true

:23:12. > :23:14.for many leave voters as well. There are specific local issues as well

:23:15. > :23:17.and the state of local economies throughout Wales has been very, very

:23:18. > :23:22.important. You see that in England as well. There is a correlation

:23:23. > :23:26.between areas of industrial decline and big votes for leave. Earlier we

:23:27. > :23:31.were talking about the main party manifestos and how they were

:23:32. > :23:38.addressing the issues of devolved power. Your speciality is looking at

:23:39. > :23:41.Brexit. On that issue, and Theresa May is trying to make sure people

:23:42. > :23:46.vote on that, that is what her rhetoric will be today, how do you

:23:47. > :23:51.see that addressed in the main manifesto parties? I wasn't

:23:52. > :23:55.concerned about what any of the parties said on devolution. It's

:23:56. > :23:59.tremendously complicated, what happens to powers when they come

:24:00. > :24:03.back to the UK, who gets to keep them and wield ago cultural policy

:24:04. > :24:07.is going to matter a lot and the parties don't say anywhere near

:24:08. > :24:11.enough on that for voters to be well informed. Do you get that speaking

:24:12. > :24:15.to people as well, they don't know enough or there wasn't enough detail

:24:16. > :24:21.for the general voter for people that know their stuff as well like

:24:22. > :24:25.people like you? The general voter doesn't read the manifesto so that

:24:26. > :24:30.is not an issue but there is a lack of clarity about what devolution

:24:31. > :24:37.will mean post-Brexit. The wind is picking up and the rain has gone.

:24:38. > :24:42.Live in Llandudno this morning. We have been in Wrexham and also we are

:24:43. > :24:48.here in Llandudno Bay. If we show you the beautiful drone out there

:24:49. > :24:53.this morning, you get a lovely shot of the bay. We have the little orm

:24:54. > :24:59.and the great orm. Hopefully you can see a lovely shot of Anglesey in the

:25:00. > :25:06.distance write is where Jane is for us this morning at bow Maris castle.

:25:07. > :25:16.Good morning, Jane -- bow Maris castle. - Beaumaris Castle.

:25:17. > :25:24.This is the unfinished masterpiece. Work began way back in 1295. Imagine

:25:25. > :25:27.out here on the grass at one point there were 2,000 construction

:25:28. > :25:31.workers who lived and worked here, commissioned by King Edward I to

:25:32. > :25:35.build this place. The King ran out of money, the castle was never

:25:36. > :25:39.finished. But King Edward had done this to try to stamp his authority

:25:40. > :25:43.on the Welsh. But in this general election, really interesting, it

:25:44. > :25:48.could be the Welsh who stamp their authority on these results. Here is

:25:49. > :25:53.the reason why: More more marginal constituencies here in Wales than

:25:54. > :25:55.anywhere else in the country. That means that those marginal

:25:56. > :26:00.constituencies like this one here, like the one we have been filming in

:26:01. > :26:09.in Gower, they could contribute brass to a Labour resurgence in this

:26:10. > :26:12.election or there could be a Labour landslide. It's all to fight for.

:26:13. > :26:16.These are really interesting times and Labour and Conservatives here

:26:17. > :26:20.really are drawing the battle lines. Much more on this throughout the

:26:21. > :29:43.morning, first the news, travel and weather where you are.

:29:44. > :29:49.Now though it's back to Louise in the studio and Dan in Llandudno.

:29:50. > :29:54.Hello, this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin in the studio

:29:55. > :30:05.We'll be back out there soon, but first a summary

:30:06. > :30:13.BBC News has been told the name of the female zookeeper

:30:14. > :30:15.in Cambridgeshire who was killed by a tiger yesterday.

:30:16. > :30:20.Rosa King, who was 33, worked at Hamerton Park Zoo.

:30:21. > :30:28.It will remain closed today while an investigation continues.

:30:29. > :30:30.Manchester Victoria Station has reopened after it was damaged

:30:31. > :30:36.Last night, a week on from the exact time of the bombing,

:30:37. > :30:39.a vigil was held in St Ann's Square for the 22 people who were killed

:30:40. > :30:45.by a suicide bomber at the Manchester Arena.

:30:46. > :30:49.With just over a week to go until the general election,

:30:50. > :30:53.the Conservatives are focusing on Brexit and Labour childcare.

:30:54. > :30:56.Last night the leaders of both parties faced questions in a live

:30:57. > :31:02.Theresa May was questioned by Jeremy Paxman on her U-turn over Brexit.

:31:03. > :31:10.We gave people the choice Jeremy and the British people decided

:31:11. > :31:13.to leave the European Union and I think it's important for them

:31:14. > :31:15.to see their politicians delivering on that choice and respecting

:31:16. > :31:22.The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, defended his stance

:31:23. > :31:28.This country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest.

:31:29. > :31:31.You put corporate tax and tax at the top end down,

:31:32. > :31:35.Are you happy that so many of our children are going to school

:31:36. > :31:44.So many of our children are going to school hungry?

:31:45. > :31:50.British Airways says it will operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:31:51. > :31:53.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:31:54. > :31:56.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:31:57. > :31:58.The airline says its IT systems are now "back up and running"

:31:59. > :32:00.but "significant numbers" of passengers are still

:32:01. > :32:02.without their luggage which could take some time

:32:03. > :32:09.The former military leader of Panama, General Manuel Noriega,

:32:10. > :32:17.He was once seen as a key US ally in Latin America.

:32:18. > :32:19.In 1989, American troops invaded Panama and General Noriega

:32:20. > :32:29.He went on to spend 17 years in a US jail, for drug trafficking

:32:30. > :32:35.Tiger Woods has denied he'd been drinking when he was stopped

:32:36. > :32:37.while driving his car in Florida yesterday morning.

:32:38. > :32:40.Police charged him with being under the influence of alcohol,

:32:41. > :32:42.but the golfer has blamed an unexpected reaction to some

:32:43. > :32:52.Matt will bring you the weather from Llandudno's beach

:32:53. > :32:59.It started badly, the weather, that is. A little bit of sunshine there

:33:00. > :33:12.and more details later. It is a vast empty sofa. Talking

:33:13. > :33:14.about wild celebrations for Huddersfield yesterday, finally in

:33:15. > :33:21.the Premier League for the first time in their history, they have

:33:22. > :33:28.played in the top flight before. It's a wonderful picture. Not only

:33:29. > :33:32.are they in the Premier League, but it's it's the money, given all the

:33:33. > :33:38.players and their budget is ?12 million, and they are about to get

:33:39. > :33:46.?170 million at least! That's what promotion to the Premier League is

:33:47. > :33:47.worth. Congratulations Huddersfield Town

:33:48. > :33:50.fans. Huddersfield Town will be

:33:51. > :33:53.a Premier League side for the first time next season after winning

:33:54. > :33:55.a dramatic Championship playoff After the match finished goalless,

:33:56. > :33:58.Liam Moore and Jordan Obita missed Christopher Schindler scored

:33:59. > :34:01.the decisive penalty to send Huddersfield into the top tier

:34:02. > :34:03.of English football Promotion is worth around

:34:04. > :34:08.?175 million to the club who will join Brighton and Newcastle

:34:09. > :34:16.in the Premier League in August. This is a fairytale that's

:34:17. > :34:20.not usually possible. But they've done it.

:34:21. > :34:26.We are very, very happy. I'm one of the happiest men

:34:27. > :34:33.on the planet and I'm so proud and happy for everybody

:34:34. > :34:35.who is connected and The Arsenal board will hear

:34:36. > :34:39.today what's been decided After celebrating their FA

:34:40. > :34:53.Cup win on Saturday. An announcement is expected from

:34:54. > :35:00.Arsenal later. England were soundly beaten

:35:01. > :35:04.by South Africa in their final one England's top order crumbled

:35:05. > :35:08.to 20-6 inside five overs and they never really

:35:09. > :35:16.recovered from there. South Africa, who are world number

:35:17. > :35:19.ones, cruised to the target of 154 They now go into the Champions

:35:20. > :35:25.trophy - their first match South Africa tested our

:35:26. > :35:29.defensive technique and it wasn't a case of playing too

:35:30. > :35:32.aggressively or taking the ball on. There was a lot of green grass

:35:33. > :35:39.there and that cost us the game which is unfortunate,

:35:40. > :35:41.but there is a huge amount of We've beaten the world

:35:42. > :35:48.number one 2-1. Tennis and Britain's best

:35:49. > :35:51.hopes at the French Open Johanna Konta plays

:35:52. > :35:54.Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan. Andy Murray meanwhile plays

:35:55. > :35:57.Andrey Kuznetsov hoping to improve his run

:35:58. > :36:00.on clay this season. He's lost as many

:36:01. > :36:05.matches as he's won. Although it's frustrating you have

:36:06. > :36:11.to enjoy this part of what we do as well because you know

:36:12. > :36:15.the struggles are, you know, part of what make the good

:36:16. > :36:20.times so enjoyable. I'm struggling a little bit just

:36:21. > :36:30.now and that will help me get British number three Aljaz Bedene

:36:31. > :36:33.is considering switching his allegiance back to Slovenia in order

:36:34. > :36:36.to compete at the Olympics. Bedene, who won his first

:36:37. > :36:40.round match at the French Open, became a British citizen in 2015

:36:41. > :36:43.but hasn't managed to overturn a ban that's stopped him playing

:36:44. > :36:47.for Great Britain in the Davis Cup. A player must have been available

:36:48. > :36:50.for the Davis Cup to represent that country at the Olympics,

:36:51. > :36:52.so Bedene is now exploring the possibility of representing

:36:53. > :37:00.Slovenia in Tokyo in 2020. Novak Djokovic is also

:37:01. > :37:08.through to the second round. The defending champion,

:37:09. > :37:09.seeded second in Paris, eased to a straight sets victory

:37:10. > :37:12.over Spain's Marcel Granollers. Rafa Nadal is bidding for a record

:37:13. > :37:15.tenth French Open title. He safely negotiated a tricky

:37:16. > :37:17.looking opening match The fourth seed already has

:37:18. > :37:20.three clay court titles Meanwhile women's champion

:37:21. > :37:30.Garbine Muguruza got her defence She eased past the 2010

:37:31. > :37:33.winner Francesca Schiavone Castleford cemented their place

:37:34. > :37:46.at the top of Rugby League's super League with a 38-0 thrashing

:37:47. > :37:47.of Leigh Centurions. Greg Eden kept

:37:48. > :37:49.up his phenomenal scoring He scored three tries in four

:37:50. > :37:53.minutes in the first half. His fourth hat-trick in a row

:37:54. > :37:57.and added another after the break. Castleford are two

:37:58. > :37:59.points clear of Salford Great Britain struggled once more

:38:00. > :38:08.in their America's Cup qualifers, losing their fourth

:38:09. > :38:11.race in a row Sir Ben Ainslie and his crew made

:38:12. > :38:13.an error around the third turn They'll now take on the other five

:38:14. > :38:18.teams again over the next few days, We're clearly

:38:19. > :38:29.disappointed with that. We've got to go away and have a look

:38:30. > :38:32.at our development programme, our configuration for the coming

:38:33. > :38:51.days and obviously I masterminded one of the greatest

:38:52. > :38:54.come backs and he will need not as quite a remarkable achievement this

:38:55. > :38:59.time, but he will need some form of comeback.

:39:00. > :39:05.When you get into it, you're totally gripped.

:39:06. > :39:07.At the 2015 general election the Scottish National Party swept

:39:08. > :39:11.to power taking all but three of the Scottish Westminster seats.

:39:12. > :39:14.In just over a week's time, they'll be hoping to maintain their hold.

:39:15. > :39:18.Later this morning the party launches its manifesto,

:39:19. > :39:21.proposals include an end to austerity cuts, improvements

:39:22. > :39:25.in living standards and on the issue of Brexit, it wants to keep Scotland

:39:26. > :39:28.Let's get more detail now from Deputy Leader,

:39:29. > :39:38.Thank you for joining us. A few things to ask... Thank you for

:39:39. > :39:41.having me on. Nicola Sturgeon has talked, hasn't she, about being part

:39:42. > :39:46.of a progressive alliance. What does that mean? Well, it means if there

:39:47. > :39:51.is a majority in the House of Commons where we are resist the Tory

:39:52. > :39:54.excesses of austerity that we will vote with other political parties to

:39:55. > :39:58.protect the interests of people not just in Scotland, but the rest of

:39:59. > :40:02.the UK. However, I think it has to be said that there hasn't been a

:40:03. > :40:05.single opinion poll during this general election campaign that has

:40:06. > :40:10.suggested that kind of arithmetic is possible. So we're focussed on doing

:40:11. > :40:14.what we can do to ensure that the maximum number of SNP MPs are

:40:15. > :40:17.returned in the election because otherwise we won't have the strong

:40:18. > :40:20.voices which are necessary to stand up for the interests of people in

:40:21. > :40:25.the face of cuts to the likes of the pension which we expect from the

:40:26. > :40:30.Tories. OK, just to be clear, if it were to be the case and obviously,

:40:31. > :40:33.it's nine days before the vote, there were a hung parliament, the

:40:34. > :40:39.SNP would therefore be supporting a Labour Government? Well, we have no

:40:40. > :40:43.ambitions to be part of a coalition Government in the UK, but if the

:40:44. > :40:47.maths of the election result suggests that it is possible to vote

:40:48. > :40:50.against austerity and to protect pensions and to support the economy

:40:51. > :40:54.then that's exactly what we would do, but I think we have to deal with

:40:55. > :40:58.the world as we find it and as I've already said and I think probably

:40:59. > :41:03.everybody including the dog in the street agrees that the last thing

:41:04. > :41:07.that we're going to see is a Labour Government or Jeremy Corbyn in

:41:08. > :41:11.Downing Street. I'm sorry that it is likely to be Theresa May who is

:41:12. > :41:15.re-elected as Prime Minister and she is going to pursue a very damaging

:41:16. > :41:20.agen darks not least for pensioners who are going to lose the

:41:21. > :41:26.triple-lock, who face a dementia tax and an end to winter fuel payments.

:41:27. > :41:29.I think people need to understand in Scotland given the election is a

:41:30. > :41:35.straight fight between the SNP and the Tories, it's really important to

:41:36. > :41:39.re-elect the maximum number of SNP MPs to Westminster to provide the

:41:40. > :41:42.strong voice working as the effective Opposition at Westminster

:41:43. > :41:46.given the ineffectiveness of the Labour Party there. You said what

:41:47. > :41:49.you will stop. You're talking about investment, aren't you, you talk

:41:50. > :41:53.about an end to austerity, investing in public services, but can you be

:41:54. > :41:59.clear with me, how will you fund these policies? Well, that's a very

:42:00. > :42:03.important question and in the SNP manifesto will be we will be

:42:04. > :42:07.outlining how we plan to do that by a mixture of reprofiling the fiscal

:42:08. > :42:11.plans of the UK and that would be beneficial not just for Scotland,

:42:12. > :42:15.but for the rest of the UK. So in effect it's choosing a different

:42:16. > :42:22.repayment path for the national overdraft and what that does is that

:42:23. > :42:26.releases ?118 billion. We are in favour of abincrease in the upper

:42:27. > :42:30.rate of tax from 45 pence to 50 pence across the United Kingdom. We

:42:31. > :42:34.think that that is socially just and fair and what that does is, it sets

:42:35. > :42:40.us apart from the other political parties at Westminster who seem to

:42:41. > :42:44.have pretty much have an austerity consensus and we think how damaging

:42:45. > :42:48.that is on the weakest in society is not something that we're prepared to

:42:49. > :42:52.supportment we stand for a different kind of politics, an anti-austerity

:42:53. > :42:55.agenda and we would be happy to work with people elsewhere the UK to

:42:56. > :42:59.ensure we dot have the cuts and pressures on the poorest in our

:43:00. > :43:03.society. Just one last question, what does the SNP offer to those who

:43:04. > :43:08.Scotland who want to stay as part of the UK? Well, this election isn't an

:43:09. > :43:13.independence referendum. It's about who is your local MP going to be? Is

:43:14. > :43:16.it going to be an SNP MP or a Tory MP? There is not an independence

:43:17. > :43:18.referendum happening now and we're not in favour of a referendum

:43:19. > :43:22.happening now, but we do think that the end of the Brexit process, when

:43:23. > :43:25.everybody else is going to have a say on Scotland's future, some

:43:26. > :43:28.people aren't aware of this, the other 27 member states of the

:43:29. > :43:31.European Union are going to have to say, have a say on our future. We

:43:32. > :43:34.think that the people of Scotland should have a say too and what's

:43:35. > :43:38.important to remember about this, because some people do remember the

:43:39. > :43:40.fact that this was actually an election issue in Scotland last year

:43:41. > :43:44.and the party that went to the country and won the election with a

:43:45. > :43:48.manifesto commitment of the people having a choice in a referendum

:43:49. > :43:51.actually won that election so, we support the Scottish Parliament and

:43:52. > :43:55.the Scottish Government which has taken a vote on the issue that

:43:56. > :43:58.people in Scotland should have a say and whether one is in favour of

:43:59. > :44:02.independence are not, it's the people who should be able to decide

:44:03. > :44:11.as democrats surely we shouldn't be saying that people can't have a

:44:12. > :44:16.choice about their future. Angus Robertson, thank you.

:44:17. > :44:18.A week on Thursday Britain goes to the polls, and ahead

:44:19. > :44:21.of the general election, Breakfast has been hitting the road

:44:22. > :44:23.talking to voters about the issues that matter to them.

:44:24. > :44:26.Dan is in Llandudno for us this morning discussing among other

:44:27. > :44:38.And showing us stunning views SWthanks, Dan.

:44:39. > :44:41.Good morning, Louise. A few more of those stunning views in a moment.

:44:42. > :44:44.Good morning to you at hom. We will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow.

:44:45. > :44:50.Scotland on Friday, but as Louise was saying today we're in Llandudno

:44:51. > :44:55.with the red sofa and it has been range for most of the morning. One

:44:56. > :45:00.of the secrets of television, we have got a gaggle of Breakfast fans

:45:01. > :45:04.down here as well. Good morning, everyone. Let's show you the

:45:05. > :45:08.beautiful pictures from the beach in Llandudno. In the bay. You can see

:45:09. > :45:13.the sea, the Irish Sea looking gorgeous this morning. We've got the

:45:14. > :45:17.Great Orm and the Grand Hotel and the longest pier in Wales and a

:45:18. > :45:20.beautiful view and thank you to the people who are sending in

:45:21. > :45:25.information about this fine Welsh town including that it's the

:45:26. > :45:28.birthplace of the great Neville Southall and Kath Wilson says there

:45:29. > :45:32.are more than 30 shipwrecks out there in Llandudno Bay and Chris

:45:33. > :45:36.says that he was stung on the foot by a jellyfish under the pier in

:45:37. > :45:39.1980! More personal. Chris, but nonetheless just as important. We're

:45:40. > :45:43.going to have five politicians with us later on. Let's have a word with

:45:44. > :45:46.some of our voters who have come down this morning as well. We have

:45:47. > :45:50.got a mother and daughter, Hannah and Elizabeth joining us here. Good

:45:51. > :45:53.morning. Elizabeth, we'll start with you. What sort of issues are

:45:54. > :45:57.floating your boat going into this general election? What is concerning

:45:58. > :46:03.you? What are you worried about? My boat is floated by poverty and the

:46:04. > :46:07.fct it has on our children and their education is spoilt. Their health is

:46:08. > :46:15.spoilt. And also education in general. The school funding is not

:46:16. > :46:19.enough for any school even though new measures have been brought out

:46:20. > :46:23.and there are new policies coming. It's not enough for a basic school.

:46:24. > :46:29.So that the money for each child should be built up. What about for

:46:30. > :46:31.you Hannah, did you watch the leaders debate last night? Does

:46:32. > :46:35.something like that make a difference? It was nice to see

:46:36. > :46:38.something less biassed. I'm concerned about the fact that 80% of

:46:39. > :46:44.our media is owned by people who don't even live in this country and

:46:45. > :46:47.it's implicit in what they want to do. They want to keep certain

:46:48. > :46:51.governments in power that are going to benefit them financially. My

:46:52. > :46:55.biggest concern is for the NHS and for education and if we leave the EU

:46:56. > :46:58.the effect it might have on the universities and it is happening

:46:59. > :47:03.with the drain brain. I teach A-levels. I had students the day the

:47:04. > :47:08.Leave vote was announced in tears because they could see how it was

:47:09. > :47:12.going to affect their futures and they're our future. We have got a

:47:13. > :47:17.father and son further round here as well. This is Ross and William. Do

:47:18. > :47:29.you two agree on what you're voting on next week? Dad? Generally, we do,

:47:30. > :47:33.but basically I'm a Ukip voter, but I will be landing my vote to Theresa

:47:34. > :47:39.May to get things underway. It has been a year since the referendum

:47:40. > :47:43.nearly and no one is any further on whether you're for Remain or Leave,

:47:44. > :47:48.nobody really knows what is happening. Our farmers need to know.

:47:49. > :47:57.Our fishermen need to know and like in Llandudno, they say 75%

:47:58. > :48:01.hospitality staff are immigrants. We, Theresa May, should have a

:48:02. > :48:09.strong hand and she should use it and I'm for a strong real Brexit,

:48:10. > :48:15.but that isn't to, for the points based immigration system. OK. What

:48:16. > :48:19.about for you Ross? I believe we need a sensible immigration policy

:48:20. > :48:22.and that's got to include the people that are in the NHSment they need

:48:23. > :48:26.the certainty that they are going to be able to be here and we need them

:48:27. > :48:31.to be here and it is the same with all the different industries, but I

:48:32. > :48:36.also believe we shouldn't be sending billions of pounds to Europe

:48:37. > :48:39.unnecessarily when we have ?1.7 trillion worth of debt and people in

:48:40. > :48:43.this country in desperate need. Some big issues. I shouldn't have knelt

:48:44. > :48:47.down because now it will take a while to get up with the old knees!

:48:48. > :48:52.Would you vote for a party if they guaranteed you free bacon sandwiches

:48:53. > :48:55.and good weather? No. No. I'm sure many of our viewers would go for

:48:56. > :49:03.that. On that note we've got Steph and Matt in the Breakfast buttie

:49:04. > :49:08.van! Come on, Steph, I have been waiting

:49:09. > :49:14.all morning. Do you want a bacon buttie. Yes. Why don't you do a bit

:49:15. > :49:19.of work first. Welcome to the promenade in Llandudno.

:49:20. > :49:28.We have had drizzle. It has eased off and it will be a day when we

:49:29. > :49:32.will see sunshine. It is a mile start. It will turn fresher from the

:49:33. > :49:35.north and the west, but with the fresher weather we will see more in

:49:36. > :49:40.the way of sunshine which will be great news as we go through the next

:49:41. > :49:44.few days. The fresher weather is coming courtesy of the clouds to the

:49:45. > :49:47.west of Ireland. That's producing outbreaks of rain across Northern

:49:48. > :49:51.Ireland at present, pushing its way from west to east, but once that's

:49:52. > :49:56.gone by mid-morning, sunshine all the way through. The showers are

:49:57. > :50:00.pushing across Scotland and a few showers into North Wales again as we

:50:01. > :50:04.go through the second half of the day. You might get drizzle, but it

:50:05. > :51:38.will break up Into Thursday, we'll see more in the

:51:39. > :51:42.way of dry weather. It looks like later on we'll see rain push into

:51:43. > :51:47.Northern Ireland and eventually through western parts of Scotland.

:51:48. > :51:51.The winds will be coming in from a southerly direction, meaning

:51:52. > :51:55.temperatures will be back on the up, particularly across Wales and

:51:56. > :51:58.eastern Scotland. Turning increasingly humid before the day is

:51:59. > :52:02.out. Temperatures could peak at around 25. So, turning fresher but

:52:03. > :52:09.turning sunnier for many. Now, that is the forecast. The main thing is,

:52:10. > :52:15.will I have my bacon butty ready? Come on, Steph. I have a young

:52:16. > :52:21.apprentice helping me out. Oh, dear! Bacon sandwich, anyone. You can have

:52:22. > :52:26.Dan's effort or an ice-cream. I'll plump for the ice-cream. Health and

:52:27. > :52:34.safety issues here. Let's do some work, you crack on. Watch out for

:52:35. > :52:37.the naked blame. -- naked flame. We are talking about what businesses

:52:38. > :52:41.and workers in the area want to hear from the politicians in the run-up

:52:42. > :52:45.to the election so I've gathered some guests here this morning. Sion,

:52:46. > :52:49.for you, you think there should be more work here to keep you here and

:52:50. > :52:54.there should be more investment in that? Yes, I think it's about the

:52:55. > :53:00.quality of the jobs that we have here. There is a lot of retail and

:53:01. > :53:04.care and support work in the town that I'm from, Denby. But if you

:53:05. > :53:09.don't have qualifications in that area, that's no use to you, you are

:53:10. > :53:14.not going to hang around. How hard has it been to get work for you?

:53:15. > :53:18.I've come back from Cardiff. I've been here two months. I have an

:53:19. > :53:21.interview tomorrow. Up until that point, I applied for 13 jobs in one

:53:22. > :53:26.day and wasn't hearing anything back. Really, in one day? Yes, one

:53:27. > :53:31.day. And do you feel like you might have to leave the area in order to

:53:32. > :53:35.get work? Well, hopefully tomorrow might go well but it gets to the

:53:36. > :53:40.point where you think, what am I staying for, maybe I do need to go

:53:41. > :53:46.back to the city. Let us bring Ross in. Tell us about yourself, you're

:53:47. > :53:49.working as a barman aren't you? Yes, I graduated from university last

:53:50. > :53:53.year. I totally agree with what has been said. The only industry I can

:53:54. > :53:57.go into is tourism and all the jobs are seasonal there. That's not

:53:58. > :54:01.really what I want to do, I want to progress to a career and want

:54:02. > :54:05.something I can plan for for the future. Of course. What would get

:54:06. > :54:08.your vote then, what do you want to hear from the politicians? Something

:54:09. > :54:13.that would bring industry to North Wales. It's lovely having the

:54:14. > :54:19.tourists here but we need something more to keep everybody here. We are

:54:20. > :54:22.getting driven away. People who want to stay are getting driven to the

:54:23. > :54:28.city. I want to stay here and work here. Ed, put this in context, you

:54:29. > :54:33.are an economist at Bangor university, so put this in context?

:54:34. > :54:36.I'm not surprised in what I've heard. It's difficult to get a job.

:54:37. > :54:40.The structure of the industry in North Wales is different to the rest

:54:41. > :54:43.of the UK. We haven't got a big service sector economy here. The

:54:44. > :54:47.main industries are tourism, the agriculture and maybe a bit of

:54:48. > :54:51.manufacturing, so if you are not working in those areas, your chances

:54:52. > :54:54.of getting a job are very slim. So it's about investment? Absolutely.

:54:55. > :55:00.Thank you very much for your time and good luck for your interview,

:55:01. > :55:08.I'm sure you will nail it. Back to Dan, wherever he might be. Has he

:55:09. > :55:11.else camed? He has, hasn't he. It's time for the news Travel. Weather.

:55:12. > :58:32.Where you are. Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan

:58:33. > :59:28.Walker in Llandudno in North Wales. And wait for it - we are on the

:59:29. > :59:34.road. And I am here with the breakfast buddy/ ice cream van. Oh,

:59:35. > :59:37.my goodness. I will be talking to workers about what they want to hear

:59:38. > :59:43.from the election. Do you want that one? And I am here at the gorgeous

:59:44. > :59:47.Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey Castle to hear how the Welsh electorate is

:59:48. > :59:50.punching way above its weight when it comes to the influence it might

:59:51. > :00:05.have on this imminent general election.

:00:06. > :00:15.The female keeper killed by a tiger at a zoo in Cambridgeshire is named

:00:16. > :00:20.as Rosa King - her employers have called it a "freak accident".

:00:21. > :00:26.to mark a week since the Manchester bombing -

:00:27. > :00:29.the city's Victoria Station has reopened this morning.

:00:30. > :00:33.No head to head - but Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May

:00:34. > :00:38.face a studio audience and a grilling.

:00:39. > :00:40.In sport, Huddersfield Town will play in the Premier League

:00:41. > :00:44.They beat Reading in a dramatic penalty shootout to win

:00:45. > :01:01.How is the weather? Clear skies here at the moment, but I will have a

:01:02. > :01:04.forecast which is more optimistic than those of you in half term at

:01:05. > :01:09.the moment. Over the next few days, we will see more sunshine and once

:01:10. > :01:10.the sunshine comes out, it will feel very pleasant. Full details coming

:01:11. > :01:21.up. We are in Llandudno this morning.

:01:22. > :01:25.You can see the beautiful pictures from our BBC Breakfast drones. We

:01:26. > :01:29.are in Llandudno Bay, right down on the beach. We have brought our

:01:30. > :01:37.beautiful reds over this morning. It was a bit damp earlier. That is why

:01:38. > :01:40.we brought the towel. We also have a gaggle of Breakfast fans. Morning,

:01:41. > :01:46.everybody. You can see Megan at front with the alpaca, very

:01:47. > :01:52.imaginative. We also have some politicians who have been joining us

:01:53. > :01:55.and in ten minutes, we will talk to them about some of the key issues

:01:56. > :02:00.for the major parties. Today, the issues we have chosen to concentrate

:02:01. > :02:04.on our immigration, poverty and Brexit. Our politicians will be

:02:05. > :02:09.here. We have got them all a stick of rock as well. And we have our own

:02:10. > :02:15.collection of voters on how incredibly wet tables under the

:02:16. > :02:20.gazebo with their own umbrella. We will get a word with them. And we

:02:21. > :02:28.would love to know what you think. You know about Facebook and Twitter.

:02:29. > :02:33.You can also send us an e-mail. Back to Louise. See you in five minutes.

:02:34. > :02:35.I love Breakfast viewers. They are everywhere.

:02:36. > :02:39.BBC News has been told the name of the female zookeeper

:02:40. > :02:42.in Cambridgeshire who was killed by a tiger yesterday.

:02:43. > :02:45.Rosa King, who was 33, worked at Hamerton Park Zoo.

:02:46. > :02:48.It will remain closed today while an investigation continues.

:02:49. > :02:54.Let's join our correspondent Ben Ando, who joins us live

:02:55. > :02:57.Ben, what's the latest you can tell us?

:02:58. > :03:08.I know it is closed. What is being said about 33-year-old Rosa King,

:03:09. > :03:11.the zookeeper who was mauled to death by a tiger here yesterday, is

:03:12. > :03:16.that she was someone who cared passionately about the animals in

:03:17. > :03:28.her care. She cared a lot about big cats. She had a special affinity for

:03:29. > :03:32.cheetahs. She was someone around whom the Park revolt. Today, the

:03:33. > :03:37.park is remaining closed while it carries out an investigation into

:03:38. > :03:42.what happened, how she came to be in the wrong place at the wrong time in

:03:43. > :03:46.the same enclosure as the tiger that attacked and killed her. The police

:03:47. > :03:51.were here for most of yesterday. Lots of forensic science vans were

:03:52. > :03:55.here, but they have concluded that there are no suspicious

:03:56. > :03:58.circumstances surrounding the death. Nonetheless, people here will want

:03:59. > :04:03.to learn lessons from it and to establish what happened. The park

:04:04. > :04:07.was busy at the time with bank holiday visitors. It is a popular

:04:08. > :04:12.attraction, very well-known. Many of those people have paid tribute on

:04:13. > :04:15.social media to how staff reacted in the aftermath. We have been told

:04:16. > :04:18.that staff are too distressed to talk at this time. I can imagine.

:04:19. > :04:20.Thank you. Manchester Victoria Station has

:04:21. > :04:23.reopened this morning after it was damaged in last

:04:24. > :04:26.week's bomb attack. Last night, a week on from the exact

:04:27. > :04:29.time of the bombing, Frankie McCamley is at Manchester

:04:30. > :04:41.Victoria for us this morning. So many people are going to St Ann's

:04:42. > :04:48.Square to pay tribute to the victims of the attack. And the city is

:04:49. > :04:52.trying to get back to normal today? Yes, last night was a very sombre

:04:53. > :04:58.evening. Hundreds of people gathered together side by side in an area

:04:59. > :05:03.that has become a focal point to leave flowers, teddy bears, balloons

:05:04. > :05:08.and anything people want to leave to show their support for the victims

:05:09. > :05:13.and families of those who have been affected. At 10.33, exactly the time

:05:14. > :05:16.the blast happened, a minute's silence was held and people took a

:05:17. > :05:21.chance to reflect on what had happened in their city. Here at

:05:22. > :05:26.Manchester Victoria Station, things are trying to return to normal. You

:05:27. > :05:30.can probably see passengers arriving, people coming and going.

:05:31. > :05:33.Part of the station does still remain closed. That is the part that

:05:34. > :05:38.has been severely damaged which connects the arena to the station.

:05:39. > :05:41.As for the investigation, police are appealing for anyone who saw Salman

:05:42. > :05:47.Abedi carrying a blue suitcase in the hours leading up to the attack.

:05:48. > :05:51.They have released an image. They say the suitcase is different to the

:05:52. > :05:57.backpack that he brought to the station on that night when 22 people

:05:58. > :06:03.were killed. Raids took place yesterday across the country and a

:06:04. > :06:06.23-year-old man was arrested in Shoreham-by-Sea.

:06:07. > :06:11.With just over a week to go until the general election,

:06:12. > :06:14.Theresa May will today turn the focus of the Conservatives'

:06:15. > :06:18.Jeremy Corbyn will campaign on the issue of childcare as Labour

:06:19. > :06:21.seeks to turn the spotlight on public services.

:06:22. > :06:23.Last night, they both faced questions

:06:24. > :06:30.Our political correspondent Ben Wright was there:

:06:31. > :06:33.This was the first time Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn had appeared

:06:34. > :06:36.at the same venue in front of the same audience for a grilling

:06:37. > :06:42.in front of the cameras since the election was called.

:06:43. > :06:44.The Labour leader had wanted to debate with the Prime Minister

:06:45. > :06:48.Jeremy Corbyn was the first to face the audience,

:06:49. > :06:50.the order decided by the toss of a coin.

:06:51. > :06:53.He was asked about his determination to deal with terror threats.

:06:54. > :06:56.He was also asked about his approach to business.

:06:57. > :07:05.This country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest.

:07:06. > :07:07.You put corporate tax and tax at the top end down,

:07:08. > :07:12.Are you happy that so many of our children are going to school

:07:13. > :07:19.So many of our children are going to school hungry.

:07:20. > :07:24.Next, it was Theresa May's turn and she faced questions over

:07:25. > :07:31.So why, Prime Minister, should me and my generation vote for you?

:07:32. > :07:33.So what happens is, people are paying for care, people

:07:34. > :07:36.are finding that they are having to sell their house,

:07:37. > :07:38.many people are having to sell their house to pay those

:07:39. > :07:41.care bills and many find that they're not able to leave

:07:42. > :07:45.Now, I want to take those risks away and that's what the proposals

:07:46. > :07:53.It's about ensuring that nobody is going to have to sell their house

:07:54. > :07:58.Afterwards, it was clear neither leader had landed

:07:59. > :08:05.The grilling has just ended, and senior politicians

:08:06. > :08:07.from the political parties are out giving their own slant

:08:08. > :08:14.I think Team Corbyn and Team May will both be pretty pleased.

:08:15. > :08:16.The two people wanting to be Prime Minister after June 8th

:08:17. > :08:19.will have another chance to make their case at a BBC

:08:20. > :08:28.The Scottish National Party will launch its election manifesto today.

:08:29. > :08:31.It was originally planned for last Tuesday, but was delayed due

:08:32. > :08:35.Our political correspondent Steven Godden is in Perth for us

:08:36. > :08:48.What will be top of their agenda? This manifesto is central to the

:08:49. > :08:53.SNP's election strategy. The aim is to secure the votes that would allow

:08:54. > :08:58.them to keep their position of power in Scotland. They hope that will

:08:59. > :09:03.translate into influence over key areas of policy. One of those would

:09:04. > :09:08.be Brexit. Nicola Sturgeon wants a seat at the negotiating table.

:09:09. > :09:13.Another area is the prospect of a second independence referendum. She

:09:14. > :09:17.would like to hold another one and winning the election here in

:09:18. > :09:20.Scotland, the SNP said, would reinforce that mandate. The third

:09:21. > :09:26.plank of this manifesto is their anti-austerity plan. They want to

:09:27. > :09:32.invest an additional ?118 billion in public services over the course of

:09:33. > :09:35.the next Parliament. We will also hear about pensions. They want to

:09:36. > :09:38.protect the triple lock on wages. They want to increase the minimum

:09:39. > :09:42.wage to a real living wage that would eventually be more than ?10 an

:09:43. > :09:46.hour. And on immigration, they want all of those powers to be

:09:47. > :09:50.transferred to Holyrood. We will hear the speech around 11 o'clock

:09:51. > :09:53.this morning. Voters will then have nine days to consider its contents

:09:54. > :09:54.and work out whether they want to vote for it.

:09:55. > :09:58.British Airways says it will operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:09:59. > :10:03.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:10:04. > :10:08.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:10:09. > :10:10.The airline says its IT systems are now "back up and running"

:10:11. > :10:13.but "significant numbers" of passengers are still

:10:14. > :10:14.without their luggage, which could take some time

:10:15. > :10:18.The former military leader of Panama, General Manuel Noriega,

:10:19. > :10:28.He was once seen as a key US ally in Latin America.

:10:29. > :10:30.In 1989, American troops invaded Panama and General Noriega

:10:31. > :10:34.He went on to spend 17 years in a US jail for drug trafficking

:10:35. > :10:41.Bangladesh has evacuated at least 350,000 people as a cyclone

:10:42. > :10:47.The storm made landfall between the fishing port

:10:48. > :10:50.of Cox's Bazar and the city of Chittagong, with winds of up

:10:51. > :10:58.Parts of India and Myanmar are also expected to be affected.

:10:59. > :11:02.It comes after heavy rains in Sri Lanka caused floods that

:11:03. > :11:07.Tiger Woods has denied he'd been drinking when he was stopped

:11:08. > :11:10.whilst driving his car in Florida yesterday morning.

:11:11. > :11:12.Police charged him with being under the influence of alcohol -

:11:13. > :11:15.but the golfer has blamed an unexpected reaction to some

:11:16. > :11:26.There are just nine more days until the general election,

:11:27. > :11:32.so Breakfast is back on the road finding out what matters to voters.

:11:33. > :11:36.It is half term in parts of the UK, which normally means it is raining.

:11:37. > :11:45.Dan, is it? It was reining at six o'clock this

:11:46. > :11:55.morning, but the weather has cleared up somewhat. This is Llandudno.

:11:56. > :11:59.Welcome to north Wales. We will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow,

:12:00. > :12:06.Scotland on Friday. But today we are concentrating on Wales. This is

:12:07. > :12:10.Simon and Eden hope in our BBC Breakfast deckchairs. You have

:12:11. > :12:18.ruined my sand castle. I spent at least ten seconds making that. You

:12:19. > :12:25.are already on the ice cream, what a way to start half term. Let me

:12:26. > :12:28.introduce you to our politicians. Representing the Conservatives, Alec

:12:29. > :12:34.Cairns. David Hanson from Labour, Christine Humphreys from the Liberal

:12:35. > :12:40.Democrats, Plaid Cymru and Ukip as well. A ripple of applause for our

:12:41. > :12:47.politicians this morning. See, they like you, really. We had a breaking

:12:48. > :12:54.campaign because of the event in Manchester just a week ago. I wonder

:12:55. > :12:59.whether you think that security and police numbers will now affect the

:13:00. > :13:10.way people vote on June the 8th? I think they will. What happened was a

:13:11. > :13:14.terrible event, and it obviously is related to the drop in police

:13:15. > :13:18.numbers. It is essential that this campaign focuses on those police

:13:19. > :13:24.numbers because immunity policing is where we will get the information

:13:25. > :13:28.and make those contacts with the local population so that they give

:13:29. > :13:35.us information about what is happening on their streets. Has

:13:36. > :13:38.there been a drop in police numbers under a Conservative government? I

:13:39. > :13:45.don't accept the claim that it is directly related to police numbers.

:13:46. > :13:49.It is a complex debate. We know how many cases have been foiled over the

:13:50. > :13:54.last five years by counterterrorism. We also need to recognise that

:13:55. > :13:58.Manchester and the north Wales economy are tightly entwined and as

:13:59. > :14:03.a result, there has been an impact across north Wales, with many north

:14:04. > :14:08.Wales people at the event. There is a range of aspects that need to be

:14:09. > :14:17.brought to counterterrorism. The Prevent strategy is working,, but it

:14:18. > :14:20.has to be continually reviewed to ensure that we are working actively

:14:21. > :14:24.in the community. There are lots of schemes that cover a range of

:14:25. > :14:28.initiatives that people don't recognise as being associated with

:14:29. > :14:33.Prevent, but they are in the community, working across the whole

:14:34. > :14:35.of Wales and the UK to get that intelligence in the most significant

:14:36. > :14:39.form possible and the result has been the number of cases that have

:14:40. > :14:46.been foiled. What is the Plaid point of view on this? We are all of

:14:47. > :14:52.course united in our condemnation. The horror of what happened in

:14:53. > :14:57.Manchester struck us all. But it is right that in the context of what

:14:58. > :15:03.happened, we do talk about issues of safety and security. We can't escape

:15:04. > :15:09.from the cuts in police numbers and our fear for the undermining of

:15:10. > :15:13.intelligence work. For us in Wales, policing is important. We need to

:15:14. > :15:20.have policing devolved to Wales. That would bring with it an

:15:21. > :15:24.additional ?25 million in funding for police to bolster police numbers

:15:25. > :15:25.on our streets. But it is still early days after that attack. Our

:15:26. > :15:36.thoughts are with those affected. How big an issue is security at the

:15:37. > :15:39.moment to people you talk to on the streets? It is huge, these are

:15:40. > :15:44.barbaric and evil people trying to kill our people and change our way

:15:45. > :15:48.of life. I think it's crucial we have a properly funded security

:15:49. > :15:51.service but not bound by political correctness, they should be able to

:15:52. > :15:55.deal with the problem where ever it is and the main thing we should do

:15:56. > :16:00.is engage in the democratic process because that is one of the things

:16:01. > :16:04.which makes us better than those who oppose us and it is one of the

:16:05. > :16:08.reasons they will never beat us. Do you think it has changed the make-up

:16:09. > :16:14.of how people will think going into the general election? There was a

:16:15. > :16:19.shock wave going through are part of North Wales because Manchester Arena

:16:20. > :16:23.is one of our local arenas. The fact people can go a long and have a

:16:24. > :16:28.night out and be destroyed by a horrendous bombing is disgusting.

:16:29. > :16:37.What we need to do I think in the light of that is look at some of the

:16:38. > :16:42.issues. It is not her now but we had 20,000 more police officers when I

:16:43. > :16:46.left office in 2010. We need to look at intelligence led policing, making

:16:47. > :16:50.sure we invest in that because we cannot protect every building, we

:16:51. > :16:54.cannot protect them all, what we need to do is have intelligence led

:16:55. > :16:58.and how police focusing on tracking down those people who are seeking to

:16:59. > :17:02.do harm to our society. It's important we invest in that and

:17:03. > :17:06.focus on that and we'll be boxing on that in the next few weeks and it's

:17:07. > :17:10.an issue people are talking to us about. We will be talking about

:17:11. > :17:13.immigration and poverty later and if you would like to get in touch, and

:17:14. > :17:20.we will ask our panel of voters later on on those issues, I don't

:17:21. > :17:24.know if you have noticed we have given you all a stick of rock which

:17:25. > :17:30.is the colour of your parties here is another question, putting you on

:17:31. > :17:34.the spot, if there was another word which ran through the stick of rock

:17:35. > :17:40.to summarise your party, what would that one word they? And fortunately

:17:41. > :17:58.we'll start with you at that end, what is your one word? Freedom. OK.

:17:59. > :18:05.Openness. Society. Success in Brexit if I can get away with that? You

:18:06. > :18:15.cannot. One word. Brexit success. One word. Success. Can we get some

:18:16. > :18:19.applause, we appreciate you joining us, we will also be talking about

:18:20. > :18:25.the differences between North Wales and south Wales. That can affect

:18:26. > :18:33.things as well, thank you for the moment. Thank you to our voters,

:18:34. > :18:41.thank you. We will pick up with the weather. It was raining at 6am but

:18:42. > :18:48.it is getting better what's going to happen in the rest of the UK?

:18:49. > :18:52.I did not think I was built for rugby and I know it is sure with

:18:53. > :18:58.this lot, I am with the Welsh national champions, big match for

:18:59. > :19:06.you lads on Friday? Definitely, big game we are looking forward to

:19:07. > :19:11.starting preparation already. We play the Welsh national team before

:19:12. > :19:16.they go on tour. Fantastic, good luck with that. Let's quickly get

:19:17. > :19:20.the weather. It started a bit damp first thing this morning but things

:19:21. > :19:23.have improved. For many of you things will improve throughout the

:19:24. > :19:27.day with Sunshine on the if we look at the details, quite mild and muggy

:19:28. > :19:34.at the moment, it will turn pressure but that was after a spell of rain.

:19:35. > :19:38.The rain at the moment coming from the cloud to the west of Ireland,

:19:39. > :19:44.pushing across Northern Ireland as we speak but once it's gone it will

:19:45. > :19:47.be a lovely afternoon, plenty of sunshine, rain spreading west to

:19:48. > :19:50.east and into the early part of the afternoon hopefully clearing by mid

:19:51. > :19:54.afternoon and then showers into Northern England and North and West

:19:55. > :19:59.Wales. By the end of the day much of Scotland in the sunshine and feeling

:20:00. > :20:03.pleasant, showers across eastern areas of Scotland particularly

:20:04. > :20:09.Shetlands, but going into Northern England we will hold onto a lot of

:20:10. > :20:13.cloud, but we should finish the day with some sunshine. Across the

:20:14. > :20:19.Midlands, East Anglia and the South McLeod at the moment of them and

:20:20. > :20:32.break, where you do get the breaks today, most should stay dry. It may

:20:33. > :20:37.stay a bit grey and drizzly over the hill's. We should see the sunshine

:20:38. > :20:41.coming out down here. The sunshine will be with you for much of the day

:20:42. > :20:47.in Northern Ireland and it will feel pleasant once the sun is out.

:20:48. > :20:52.Through tonight we will see showers erratically push towards southern

:20:53. > :20:58.areas, not too much around, holding onto some misty low cloud throughout

:20:59. > :21:06.the night, could stay a bit on the muddy side but elsewhere if pressure

:21:07. > :21:11.night than recently, Wednesday looking like a cracking game for

:21:12. > :21:14.many, it's a dry day you have been craving, we will see low cloud

:21:15. > :21:19.across southern counties of England which will thin and break at times,

:21:20. > :21:26.breezy but Gray in Shetland, long sunny spells, as for Thursday we

:21:27. > :21:29.will see rain pushing into Northern Ireland and western parts of

:21:30. > :21:33.Scotland but for most of you it will be another dry day, winds from a

:21:34. > :21:41.southerly direction so it will feel increasingly humid. That's how the

:21:42. > :21:47.weather is looking here, as you can see we have got grey skies overhead

:21:48. > :21:48.but if we look beyond towards Anglesey, grey skies there but I

:21:49. > :22:04.think we can join Jean Makoun. I thought we had dodged the rain but

:22:05. > :22:08.we have just had a little flurry. The castle here, absolutely

:22:09. > :22:13.magnificent, King Edward the first built it to try to stamp his

:22:14. > :22:17.authority over the Welsh but in this imminent election it could be the

:22:18. > :22:21.Welsh electorate that stamp their authority all over Westminster

:22:22. > :22:25.because there are more marginal seats here in Wales than anywhere

:22:26. > :22:29.else in the country and they are seats that are too close to call so

:22:30. > :22:33.what happens in those seats could be absolutely influential in the

:22:34. > :22:37.outcome of this election, we went to the most marginal seat to see how

:22:38. > :22:41.the battle lines are being drawn. Cockling was once a way of life

:22:42. > :22:43.for Neil, not any more. Something is stopping the cockles

:22:44. > :22:49.from reaching maturity here. I know two or three of the boys that

:22:50. > :23:04.have lost their homes. He tells me no politician's ever

:23:05. > :23:11.cared about the demise of cockling here, nor he says the demise

:23:12. > :23:14.of the heavy industry which once So when the ballot paper comes

:23:15. > :23:22.through your door... Parts of Gower have changed

:23:23. > :23:29.beyond recognition, politically too. In 2015, after 100 years

:23:30. > :23:31.of solid Labour support, the Conservatives won with a lead

:23:32. > :23:35.over Labour of just 28 votes. What way has your family

:23:36. > :23:39.historically voted? However I voted Conservative

:23:40. > :23:43.in the last election. Well, a lot of people have been laid

:23:44. > :23:59.off and forced to go self-employed. Minority parties have support

:24:00. > :24:03.but they don't come close to the votes harnessed in the battle

:24:04. > :24:06.between red and blue. Gower represents something

:24:07. > :24:14.seismic in Welsh politics, rise above this most marginal

:24:15. > :24:17.of marginals just a month ago, you would have seen polls suggest

:24:18. > :24:20.the Conservatives have a 10-point Look out now and a fresh poll puts

:24:21. > :24:25.Labour back in the lead. These are turbulent political

:24:26. > :24:38.waters, nothing is certain. Gower is of course Dylan Thomas

:24:39. > :24:40.territory, a life long socialist. This pub is on his old

:24:41. > :24:42.stomping ground along What would Dylan

:24:43. > :24:45.Thomas make of this? He'd love Corbyn and

:24:46. > :24:54.loathe Theresa May. He was for the

:24:55. > :25:03.redistribution of wealth. He wanted everybody to have

:25:04. > :25:05.as much chance to enjoy This is a historical

:25:06. > :25:10.moment in Wales. If I was to give you a lecture

:25:11. > :25:14.on this topic I could talk for an hour but I know

:25:15. > :25:17.we are on TV... If I had to say it

:25:18. > :25:24.in a word, Brexit. Polls suggest the sun might be

:25:25. > :25:29.setting on Ukip support, the fight between red and blue

:25:30. > :25:32.for just a dozen or more of those votes could make or break Labour

:25:33. > :25:48.or Conservative control here. Let's be introduced Ellen from

:25:49. > :25:51.Aberystwyth University, what happens in these marginal constituencies

:25:52. > :25:59.could make or break the main result for the main parties? Certainly, we

:26:00. > :26:03.have got tight marginal seats, we thought there would be more, what we

:26:04. > :26:08.have seen during the campaign is a recovery of the Labour vote and

:26:09. > :26:14.potentially less marginal seats in that mix but all to play for for the

:26:15. > :26:17.political parties, very tight contest, the Labour Party calling

:26:18. > :26:24.for stopping the Tories trampling over Wales, you could say similar to

:26:25. > :26:29.the castles. A poster campaign being launched today, we are talking like

:26:30. > :26:34.this is a two horse race, is it? There are a number of constituencies

:26:35. > :26:38.where it is a two horse race, but in seats such as this it's a different

:26:39. > :26:42.campaign because Plaid Cymru is very strong, it holds the assembly seats

:26:43. > :26:47.here, it is leading the local government. It also did well in the

:26:48. > :26:52.last general election. There are those type of seats across Wales

:26:53. > :26:57.with Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems, a whole variety, it will be exciting.

:26:58. > :27:01.It will be so exciting following what happens here, more honest the

:27:02. > :30:20.morning but first the news weather and travel where you are.

:30:21. > :30:40.with Louise Minchin in the studio, and Dan Walker is in Llandudno.

:30:41. > :30:42.First, a summary of the morning's main news.

:30:43. > :30:44.BBC News has been told the name of the female zookeeper

:30:45. > :30:49.in Cambridgeshire who was killed by a tiger yesterday.

:30:50. > :30:53.Rosa King, who was 33, worked at Hamerton Park Zoo.

:30:54. > :31:00.It will remain closed today while an investigation continues.

:31:01. > :31:02.Manchester Victoria Station has reopened after it was damaged

:31:03. > :31:07.Last night, a week on from the exact time of the bombing,

:31:08. > :31:11.a vigil was held in St Ann's Square for the 22 people who were killed

:31:12. > :31:18.With just over a week to go until the general election

:31:19. > :31:22.the Conservatives are focusing on Brexit, and Labour on childcare.

:31:23. > :31:24.Last night, the leaders of both parties faced questions in a live

:31:25. > :31:30.Theresa May was questioned by Jeremy Paxman on her stance on Brexit.

:31:31. > :31:39.We gave people the choice Jeremy and the British people decided

:31:40. > :31:44.to leave the European Union and I think it's important for them

:31:45. > :31:46.to see their politicians delivering on that choice and respecting

:31:47. > :31:51.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn defended his stance

:31:52. > :32:02.This country is badly divided between the richest and the poorest.

:32:03. > :32:04.You put corporate tax and tax at the top end down,

:32:05. > :32:09.Are you happy that so many of our children are going to school

:32:10. > :32:17.So many of our children are going to school hungry?

:32:18. > :32:19.The SNP will launch its election manifesto later this morning,

:32:20. > :32:22.after it was postponed following the Manchester attack.

:32:23. > :32:24.Pledges include an end to austerity cuts and improvements

:32:25. > :32:29.Earlier on Breakfast, the party's deputy leader rejected

:32:30. > :32:31.the suggestion that being part of a progressive alliance equated

:32:32. > :32:46.We have no ambitions to be part of a coalition government in the UK, but

:32:47. > :32:51.if the maths of the result suggests it is possible to vote against

:32:52. > :32:55.austerity and protect pensions and support the economy, that is what we

:32:56. > :32:57.would do. We have to deal with the world as we find it.

:32:58. > :32:59.British Airways says it will operate a full schedule at Heathrow

:33:00. > :33:02.and Gatwick today for the first time since the computer failure

:33:03. > :33:04.on Saturday disrupted flights around the world.

:33:05. > :33:08.The airline says its IT systems are now back up and running

:33:09. > :33:12.but significant numbers of passengers are still

:33:13. > :33:14.without their luggage, which could take some time to sort

:33:15. > :33:23.This morning's shares in BA's owner have fallen by more than 4% in early

:33:24. > :33:25.trading. The former military leader

:33:26. > :33:27.of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, He was once seen as a key US

:33:28. > :33:32.ally in Latin America. In 1989, American troops invaded

:33:33. > :33:34.Panama and General Noriega He went on to spend seventeen years

:33:35. > :33:40.in a US jail, for drug trafficking Tiger Woods has denied he'd been

:33:41. > :33:48.drinking when he was stopped whilst driving his car

:33:49. > :33:50.in Florida yesterday morning. Police charged him with being under

:33:51. > :33:55.the influence of alcohol, but the golfer has blamed

:33:56. > :33:57.an unexpected reaction to some Victoria Derbyshire is on at nine

:33:58. > :34:14.o'clock on BBC Two. Good morning, as Manchester's

:34:15. > :34:18.Victoria Station opens for the first time since the terror attack, we

:34:19. > :34:24.talk to a surgeon who treated dozens. In the first of a new series

:34:25. > :34:30.of election Blind dates, we will see if sparks fly when Nigel Farage goes

:34:31. > :34:41.the lunch with Lib Dem supporting Rachel Johnson.

:34:42. > :34:45.We have some good news this morning? If you are a Huddersfield supporter

:34:46. > :34:51.but terrible news if you are a Reading supporter. A penalty shoot

:34:52. > :34:53.out. It is a lottery when it comes to penalties but Huddersfield have a

:34:54. > :34:55.record. They have done brilliantly. Huddersfield Town will be

:34:56. > :35:00.a Premier League side for the first time next season after winning

:35:01. > :35:02.a dramatic Championship playoff After the match finished goalless,

:35:03. > :35:06.Liam Moore and Jordan Obita missed Christopher Schindler scored

:35:07. > :35:11.the decisive penalty to send Huddersfield into the top tier

:35:12. > :35:13.of English football Promotion is worth

:35:14. > :35:21.around a ?170 million to the club, who'll join Brighton

:35:22. > :35:23.and Newcastle in the This is a fairytale that's

:35:24. > :35:36.not usually possible. I'm one of the happiest men

:35:37. > :35:44.on the planet and I'm so proud and happy for everybody that's

:35:45. > :35:45.connected and especially A decision has been made about

:35:46. > :35:52.Arsene Wenger's future at Arsenal. The board will be told

:35:53. > :35:55.today whether he'll stay on at the club after missing

:35:56. > :35:57.out on the Champions League places for the first time

:35:58. > :36:00.in his 20 years as manager, An announcement is expected

:36:01. > :36:06.from Arsenal later today. England were soundly

:36:07. > :36:08.beaten by South Africa England's top order crumbled to 20

:36:09. > :36:14.for six inside five overs and they never really

:36:15. > :36:17.recovered from there. cruised to the target of 154

:36:18. > :36:22.for the loss of just three wickets. They now go into the Champions

:36:23. > :36:30.Trophy - their first match Great Britain struggled once more

:36:31. > :36:34.in their America's Cup qualifers - Sir Ben Ainslie and his crew made

:36:35. > :36:39.an error around the third turn They'll now take on the other five

:36:40. > :36:54.teams again over the next few days - They ground us down and they got the

:36:55. > :37:00.win and we are clearly disappointed with that. We have to go away and

:37:01. > :37:06.look at our development programme and configuration for the coming

:37:07. > :37:11.days and make improvements. The French Open continues on Radio 5

:37:12. > :37:13.Live Extra. Johanna Konta and Andy Murray getting their campaigns under

:37:14. > :37:19.way today. Thanks.

:37:20. > :37:22.Throughout the general election campaign Breakfast is getting out

:37:23. > :37:30.and about on the open road finding out what matters to you.

:37:31. > :37:33.How will you vote? What will sway your vote?

:37:34. > :37:46.We love dogs on Breakfast. Please introduce us. I can introduce

:37:47. > :37:57.you first to Jane and this is Molly. And the lovely Sox. Good morning. We

:37:58. > :38:01.are in Llandudno. We will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow and

:38:02. > :38:05.Scotland on Friday but today we are in North Wales and it was raining at

:38:06. > :38:09.6am, but the weather now is glorious. It is windy but the sun is

:38:10. > :38:18.breaking out stop we are in Llandudno. Thanks for the facts you

:38:19. > :38:23.have sent in, the longest peer in Wales. This place was the

:38:24. > :38:31.inspiration to Alice in Wonderland, so legend tells you. Home to the

:38:32. > :38:38.Great Orme. 200 metres above sea level. And the oldest Puncheon Judy

:38:39. > :38:46.shows in the UK. Match will be doing the weather from their later. And

:38:47. > :38:51.thank you for random facts. Dave said he will be married here on the

:38:52. > :39:02.26th of August. Tony and many others, it is home to the best

:39:03. > :39:07.fudge. The Victorians loved it and they would come to the Irish Sea and

:39:08. > :39:13.drink two cups a day to keep them healthy. And this person's auntie

:39:14. > :39:17.used to live here. Not sure if she is still here, but if you are,

:39:18. > :39:27.Potsdam, we have a bacon sandwich and an ice cream for you. -- if you

:39:28. > :39:34.are, pop down. We will speak to voters on the beach. We have five

:39:35. > :39:40.politicians. You have pastries! We are taking care of you. We will

:39:41. > :39:45.speak to politicians and voters, talking about immigration, poverty

:39:46. > :39:56.and about Brexit. You can get involved. Louise is back in the

:39:57. > :40:05.studio, but we have Steph and Matt. It has been busy. We have been

:40:06. > :40:13.serving allsorts. Matt, my goodness. You have it all over your face. You

:40:14. > :40:22.are a shocker. Why did the brown sauce followed the red source?

:40:23. > :40:26.Because he could not ketchup. Terrible jokes. We are having a

:40:27. > :40:32.fabulous time this morning. We are talking about the upcoming election

:40:33. > :40:35.and what people want to hear from politicians. Yesterday I visited all

:40:36. > :40:40.around the area. Look at this. Llandudno and the Great

:40:41. > :40:47.Orme copper mine. Now a tourist attraction,

:40:48. > :40:50.the history of this mine goes For thousands of years,

:40:51. > :40:58.copper, coal and iron mining were the industries

:40:59. > :40:59.that At its peak, Wales controlled half

:41:00. > :41:03.of the world's copper production. The Labour Party has dominated this

:41:04. > :41:05.heavily industrialised and unionised nation,

:41:06. > :41:07.having won elections Despite not winning any seats

:41:08. > :41:15.here in 1997 and 2001, the Conservatives are now polling

:41:16. > :41:21.well in Wales. Above ground, the Great Orme tramway

:41:22. > :41:24.has been chugging up the limestone Keeping the wheels of this tram

:41:25. > :41:29.turning is largely thanks to a ?1 million injection of funding

:41:30. > :41:35.from the European Union. Now, as one of the poorest states

:41:36. > :41:38.in the EU, Wales qualifies for high levels of funding

:41:39. > :41:44.from the European Union. So by 2020, it will have received

:41:45. > :41:47.?5 billion worth of it. But, despite this, Wales decided

:41:48. > :41:50.to leave the European Union A big employer here is the public

:41:51. > :41:56.sector, and the NHS in particular is steeped in Wales'

:41:57. > :42:01.past and present. The largest workforce across Wales

:42:02. > :42:04.is in health and social work. It was the Welshman Nye Bevan

:42:05. > :42:10.who founded the NHS. Wales has a strong and proud

:42:11. > :42:13.national identity and it was here, over 90 years ago,

:42:14. > :42:14.that the political party Its original aim was to preserve

:42:15. > :42:22.the Welsh language. Unlike the growth of nationalism

:42:23. > :42:26.in countries like Scotland, where they have seen the popularity

:42:27. > :42:29.of SNP rise, it hasn't quite But, with the greats of

:42:30. > :42:36.Jim Callaghan, David Lloyd George, Michael Foot and Michael Howard

:42:37. > :42:40.all hailing from here, it's pretty clear that this country

:42:41. > :43:00.has a strong political landscape. I have a secret note! We are on the

:43:01. > :43:03.beach. We have shown you a bit of Anglesey and talked about the

:43:04. > :43:11.situation in Wrexham and we will look at poverty later. Let me

:43:12. > :43:17.introduce you to our politicians. Say which party you represent. Bill

:43:18. > :43:26.is at the end. Ukip MEP for the West Midlands. I am an Assembly member

:43:27. > :43:31.for Plaid Cymru. I am a Lib Dem peer. I have been an MP thyme 25

:43:32. > :43:40.years and the Labour candidate. I am a candidate for the Vale of

:43:41. > :43:49.Glamorgan and I am Secretary of State for Wales. They have come in

:43:50. > :43:55.at the end! Let's talk about the issue of immigration. We will deal

:43:56. > :44:01.with immigration, poverty and Brexit. Immigration. Steph will talk

:44:02. > :44:06.to some of the panel of voters. Remind us what your party policy is

:44:07. > :44:12.on the issue of immigration and what you see is what you need to address.

:44:13. > :44:17.People are making decisions based on key issues in the build-up to the

:44:18. > :44:23.general election. We are in Wales, we will start with you. We have to

:44:24. > :44:29.realise immigrants, people moving to Wales, contribute to the Welsh

:44:30. > :44:35.economy. Llandudno had at one point half of Wales' hotel rooms at other

:44:36. > :44:39.developments in other parts means it has balanced out but we could not

:44:40. > :44:44.survive here without migrant workers contributing to the economy. I am

:44:45. > :44:48.health and social care spokesman and we could not operate the NHS in

:44:49. > :44:53.Wales without doctors and nurses from the EU and other parts of the

:44:54. > :44:57.world, so we cannot look at an arbitrary cap will stop we need to

:44:58. > :45:07.be able to devise a policy to suit what we need. We say let's have our

:45:08. > :45:13.own visa giving powers in Wales. When you talk about Ukip with one

:45:14. > :45:14.in, one out, do you wait for a bartender to leave before a doctor

:45:15. > :45:24.comes in? Ridiculous. Immigration is key to the workforce

:45:25. > :45:30.in Wales. It would be ludicrous if it was anything like we just said,

:45:31. > :45:35.but it is nothing like that. We are talking about a points-based system,

:45:36. > :45:41.people who we need can come here, because we need immigration, but

:45:42. > :45:46.over a period of five years, we face that through, so we get a zero net

:45:47. > :45:50.sum. But it is phased in over time. If you get too many unskilled

:45:51. > :45:56.immigrants coming in, they take the jobs that the young people should be

:45:57. > :46:02.doing. When I started work, I stacked crates for a living, I was a

:46:03. > :46:06.lazy dude, I was taught how to work. If I had been competing against

:46:07. > :46:09.highly skilled and motivated immigrants, I would not have got

:46:10. > :46:18.that job and I would have found it more difficult. What are your

:46:19. > :46:23.policies? Our policy is to leave immigration as it is, other than

:46:24. > :46:30.taking out the figures of students. They contribute so much to our

:46:31. > :46:38.society. They contribute to keeping our universities running. It is

:46:39. > :46:45.absolutely ridiculous that they are still in the immigration figures. We

:46:46. > :46:52.need immigration. We only have 4.5% of the workforce that are unemployed

:46:53. > :47:00.in this country. We don't know that they have the skills that we would

:47:01. > :47:04.need if our immigrants left. The situation has changed with the

:47:05. > :47:09.change in the EU, free movement will have to be looked at, so it is about

:47:10. > :47:15.what the skills and needs are. That means taking students out of the

:47:16. > :47:21.migration figures, but also making sure that people who are skilled,

:47:22. > :47:25.who serve hospitals, or who will bring businesses to our areas do

:47:26. > :47:30.that, and they do not undercut the workforce locally. Immigration is an

:47:31. > :47:37.issue, it needs to be controlled. I am not sure that Jeremy Corbyn

:47:38. > :47:40.recognises it is a problem, so exiting the EU lets us manage

:47:41. > :47:47.immigration better. This allows us to control our borders. We do not

:47:48. > :47:53.want to undermine any one sector. It will be up to us to choose who we

:47:54. > :47:58.allow, what skills are needed, as well as developing the skills to

:47:59. > :48:04.fill the gaps that exist. You have some people to speak to.

:48:05. > :48:08.Yes, lots of mixed views, everybody listening to what was being said. It

:48:09. > :48:14.is a big one for you, you work in the NHS. I think it is important

:48:15. > :48:19.that immigration is allowed to continue. I work with great nurses

:48:20. > :48:22.and doctors from all over the world, they need to be allowed to come here

:48:23. > :48:28.and contribute to health care for everybody. Different for you,

:48:29. > :48:34.because you think immigration needs to be controlled more? My grandad

:48:35. > :48:38.had an horrific experience, the NHS could not deal with him quickly

:48:39. > :48:46.enough, he had to wait six hours for an ambulance. I have been on waiting

:48:47. > :48:51.list. We need time for services to adapt to the number of people coming

:48:52. > :48:58.into the country. We need sensible control on immigration. Lots of

:48:59. > :49:03.people with different views. We were talking to you earlier, Hannah, what

:49:04. > :49:07.are your thoughts? It is essential that we keep free movement going,

:49:08. > :49:16.because we need them for the NHS. We also in big -- we also needed in

:49:17. > :49:21.universities, my students want to study at the best establishments,

:49:22. > :49:30.and we have that in the UK. The lecturers that are coming are coming

:49:31. > :49:34.from Europe, they are studying, hours are going there and studying,

:49:35. > :49:39.the students are coming, we have 25 billion coming in in money because

:49:40. > :49:47.of our overseas students, and a lot of that is coming into Wales. I was

:49:48. > :49:56.talking to you earlier, you are a hotel owner, you feel differently.

:49:57. > :49:59.It needs to be sensible immigration. To get something out, you need to

:50:00. > :50:06.put something in, you need to be a net contributor to the economy.

:50:07. > :50:11.Sensible controlled immigration, specifically directed to where it is

:50:12. > :50:20.needed. It is like we planned it! You wanted

:50:21. > :50:26.to come back in. We have been in a situation where we have had Theresa

:50:27. > :50:32.May as Home Secretary for six years, the Conservatives came in in 2010

:50:33. > :50:41.saying that they wanted to reduce immigration to the tens of

:50:42. > :50:46.thousands, that has failed. How will the Conservatives reduce immigration

:50:47. > :50:52.to the tens of thousands? We all know that week could not until now

:50:53. > :50:56.control the freedom of movement across the EU. That is half of the

:50:57. > :51:03.equation. Having control of our borders gives us the opportunity to

:51:04. > :51:05.good sure the migration from Europe. Secondly, it is extremely

:51:06. > :51:10.complicated, we have closed 900 bogus colleges, we need to

:51:11. > :51:19.scrutinise the sham marriages that are out there. There are so many

:51:20. > :51:22.systems, actions that need to take place, it is complicated, but at

:51:23. > :51:28.least we have recognised it is an issue. We have to leave it there. We

:51:29. > :51:32.will talk poverty and Brexit, but we have to do the weather! We have a

:51:33. > :51:42.bit of Punch and Judy action! Yes, the oldest running Punch and

:51:43. > :51:49.Judy show in the world, it has been running since 1860. It was made from

:51:50. > :51:56.the original carvings of wood back in 1860. Hopefully he will not be to

:51:57. > :52:00.unhappy with the forecast. It is quite mild and muggy at the moment,

:52:01. > :52:06.but some fresher weather on the way, and brighter weather, after a cloudy

:52:07. > :52:13.start. The showers are coming courtesy of the showers from the

:52:14. > :52:17.West. It clears slowly from the East, and then find conditions

:52:18. > :52:23.throughout. We continue to see showers across Scotland this morning

:52:24. > :52:27.and into the early afternoon. Further south, most places are dry,

:52:28. > :52:32.fairly cloudy and humid. With the brighter weather comes a slight drop

:52:33. > :52:37.in temperature in issue Lake, but it feels pleasant across Scotland, just

:52:38. > :52:42.a cute showers towards the east. Showers for the North of England,

:52:43. > :52:45.but sunshine will develop. There will be sunshine breaking through

:52:46. > :52:53.the cloud for the Midlands, East Anglia and the South. It will feel

:52:54. > :52:59.especially humid again. One or two will stay great with patchy light

:53:00. > :53:08.rain and drizzle. It will stay in grey across much of Wales.

:53:09. > :53:16.Northern Ireland has sunshine. Tonight, showers spreading towards

:53:17. > :53:22.southern parts of England and Wales. Good gaps in between. Holding onto

:53:23. > :53:28.lots of cloud, but with clearer skies elsewhere, it will be much

:53:29. > :53:34.cooler than recent night. In the south, it stays humid into tomorrow

:53:35. > :53:37.morning. On Wednesday, a lot of cloud across southern counties. It

:53:38. > :53:43.will break up at times, allowing sunshine. It may still be humid, but

:53:44. > :53:51.for most it is fresher but lovely, dry and sunny weather. Into

:53:52. > :53:55.Thursday, rain arrives in Northern Ireland and western parts of

:53:56. > :54:04.Scotland. Most of the country is dry, sunny spells, and a bit warmer

:54:05. > :54:09.again. What do you think to that? That's the way to do it! I think I

:54:10. > :54:22.have got away scot-free. You have got a new fan! We are live

:54:23. > :54:27.on the beach all this week, taking our van and the read so far out and

:54:28. > :54:32.about. Tomorrow we are in Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday.

:54:33. > :54:35.Today we are in North Wales, one of the things we talking about is the

:54:36. > :54:44.issue of poverty. A beautiful shot of the Bay, this 100-year-old

:54:45. > :54:48.tourist resort, very popular here. In terms of poverty, some of the

:54:49. > :54:53.statistics are stark, ?1 of every five spent by the Welsh assembly is

:54:54. > :55:01.spent addressing the issue of poverty, there are 200,000 children

:55:02. > :55:02.living in poverty in Wales, and Graham has been to Wrexham to find

:55:03. > :55:04.out more. Quite a treat for the children

:55:05. > :55:11.in Wrexham Primary School. It's the first time many have been

:55:12. > :55:14.this close to a pony, and it's changing the way some

:55:15. > :55:17.of them think about their future. What do you think your

:55:18. > :55:20.dream job would be? One was being a caretaker of horses

:55:21. > :55:27.and one was being an adventurer. It was being a pilot,

:55:28. > :55:30.because I really like flying. There is no reason these children

:55:31. > :55:36.can't reach their dream, Levels of childhood poverty

:55:37. > :55:41.are higher in Wales At the charity the Wrexham

:55:42. > :55:49.Warehouse Project, they help young people who're Neet,

:55:50. > :55:51.Not in Education, We have to go to the bigger cities,

:55:52. > :56:00.Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham. That's all in England,

:56:01. > :56:02.you can't stay in Wales? Reef left school at 16

:56:03. > :56:11.and struggled to find a job. I think that's why a lot

:56:12. > :56:16.of people go into, like, drugs and stuff and into prison,

:56:17. > :56:19.because they've got nothing to do when they're growing up

:56:20. > :56:21.because they can't get the jobs. With help from the project,

:56:22. > :56:25.Reef is now working in construction. If I didn't have this job, I think

:56:26. > :56:29.I would probably be in prison now. The venture playground

:56:30. > :56:35.in Wrexham sits in one of the least-affluent wards

:56:36. > :56:37.in the UK. For parents with young families,

:56:38. > :56:42.in-work poverty is a real issue. I wouldn't be able to eat

:56:43. > :56:51.if we didn't have it. Every time I hear something

:56:52. > :56:53.about Tax Credits and the changes to them,

:56:54. > :57:00.I panic. At this day centre, older people

:57:01. > :57:11.are thinking about fuel The way the situation

:57:12. > :57:15.is going with cuts, cuts, cuts, Well, I am most of the time,

:57:16. > :57:20.living on my nerves. So what do you think

:57:21. > :57:29.of Jeremy Corbyn? I mean, he hasn't done

:57:30. > :57:36.anything yet, has he? Mike has never voted Tory

:57:37. > :57:40.in his life, but will this time. The Conservatives have got

:57:41. > :57:47.the money, they create the work. What if I go and say, "Yes,

:57:48. > :57:52.I'll vote Conservative," Tough choices for many

:57:53. > :58:01.in this election, with I want to see you all next

:58:02. > :58:21.Monday, no excuses... That is the story in Wrexham, 40

:58:22. > :58:25.miles away from here. We will speak on the issue to our politicians in a

:58:26. > :58:29.moment, but it is also something that matters to our voters.

:58:30. > :58:35.A lot of people feel they are just keeping their head above water. All

:58:36. > :58:40.the time, careful budgeting, I am checking my bank balance, making

:58:41. > :58:47.sure I am budgeting for the next week. It is treading water all the

:58:48. > :58:51.time. My son has a disability, I need to make sure his needs are

:58:52. > :58:59.provided for. What would make life easier? It is rent. My housing

:59:00. > :59:04.benefit does not entirely cover that, because there is such a lack

:59:05. > :59:09.of council houses, so rent is a difficult thing for me. I am making

:59:10. > :59:16.it all the time, but it is just about. We were talking earlier, you

:59:17. > :59:18.think there needs to be more investment in jobs and it is about

:59:19. > :59:29.wages? Increasing the quality of jobs and

:59:30. > :59:35.access to jobs. Sometimes applying for a retail job is like applying

:59:36. > :59:40.for the X Factor. Going to Wrexham I got my position through the future

:59:41. > :59:44.jobs fund which has gone and will not be replaced it and it is

:59:45. > :59:48.something we need to deal with other national level. Wales is the poorest

:59:49. > :59:52.country in Western Europe and Plaid Cymru are the only ones who will

:59:53. > :59:58.address that because the others look at a UK scale. One third of children

:59:59. > :00:09.live in poverty in Wales, which is not on. You have a job interview

:00:10. > :00:15.tomorrow, fingers crossed. Nia does work in the community. You see

:00:16. > :00:20.pressures on people. You have towns like Denby that have a high

:00:21. > :00:25.percentage of wealth, but are very poor at the other scale and it is

:00:26. > :00:32.important that politicians need to engage with people living in

:00:33. > :00:38.poverty. They need to address those issues those people face day after

:00:39. > :00:42.day. They cannot afford high rents from private landlords. There are

:00:43. > :00:50.zero-hours contracts. People with University degrees are not finding

:00:51. > :00:55.jobs. ?8 99 and hour, is that on for someone with a degree? Let's find

:00:56. > :01:00.out what the politicians think. I do not think we have started with

:01:01. > :01:05.your party, the Labour Party on this issue. How can there be an issue

:01:06. > :01:10.with children living in poverty in Wales? We have to raise the basic

:01:11. > :01:19.level of pay for many people on low pay which is why we are committed to

:01:20. > :01:23.a ?10 per hour living wage. And zero-hours contracts, I know people

:01:24. > :01:32.on a ten hour a week contract but they might do 20 hours one week.

:01:33. > :01:40.They cannot plan their lives. Housing issues, how we can build

:01:41. > :01:47.local authority houses which we have done in my area. It is about giving

:01:48. > :01:52.people security. It is about poverty of aspiration. We have to make sure

:01:53. > :01:55.people know they can make a success of their lives and invest in

:01:56. > :01:58.training and support and in communities to say you are valued

:01:59. > :02:07.and I think the current government does not value a whole section of

:02:08. > :02:12.the community. You heard from Sean talking about the situation in

:02:13. > :02:17.Wrexham. How is that possible in Wales? Many of the powers to tackle

:02:18. > :02:22.poverty are devolved and so I think it is a damning indictment of labour

:02:23. > :02:29.who have led for so many years that we still have children in poverty.

:02:30. > :02:34.And the bedroom tax, delivered by a Conservative led government at UK

:02:35. > :02:40.level. Plaid Cymru has tried to introduce a ban on zero-hours

:02:41. > :02:45.contracts. Social care. Labour has voted it down. The bedroom tax is

:02:46. > :02:50.costly in terms of rehousing people who have had adapted homes. We need

:02:51. > :02:56.a proper living wage. So many levels at which we need to act and

:02:57. > :03:00.currently UK and Cardiff governments are failing. There are many things

:03:01. > :03:06.the government has undone from the coalition years. I was proud of how

:03:07. > :03:14.Lib Dem policies on triple lock for pensioners... Those were things that

:03:15. > :03:19.helped pensioners and gave them a decent... And free school meals for

:03:20. > :03:26.infants, which the Tories have scrapped. We would get rid of the

:03:27. > :03:33.bedroom tax. I know we voted for it but the situation now is different.

:03:34. > :03:36.Bill, from a Ukip perspective on poverty. Every solution from the

:03:37. > :03:42.other parties is the government taking action. The government has

:03:43. > :03:46.caused many of the problems and in the light of the opportunity of

:03:47. > :03:50.Brexit we should have a chance of economic renaissance. Let people

:03:51. > :03:54.earn more money and make more money by dealing with the outside world

:03:55. > :04:00.and not being stuck in the decaying body of the EU, we can trade with

:04:01. > :04:04.the world. Children living in poverty in Wales will not seek an

:04:05. > :04:13.economic renaissance, they need help and support. What are conservatives

:04:14. > :04:17.saying? The best way out of poverty is to bring more people into the

:04:18. > :04:24.workplace and unemployment has been at low levels since records began.

:04:25. > :04:29.We need to be more productive so we have better paid jobs. The national

:04:30. > :04:33.living wage is introduced. We have a responsibility to go further. Taxes

:04:34. > :04:39.on the lowest earners have been reduced with the commitment to go up

:04:40. > :04:44.to 12,500 tax-free allowance. A package of measures need to be

:04:45. > :04:47.introduced but our manifesto talks about greater job guarantees to

:04:48. > :04:55.support people in training to make us more productive. We will be

:04:56. > :06:40.talking Brexit but right now, the news wherever you are watching.

:06:41. > :06:47.Welcome back to Llandudno and welcome back to the beach. We have a

:06:48. > :06:54.lovely collection of BBC Breakfast fans. You have to make a noise. Say

:06:55. > :07:05.hello. There we go. I also want to say hello to CJ, who is in a little

:07:06. > :07:10.boat. He does tours around the bay and is a BBC Breakfast fans. We have

:07:11. > :07:15.talked about immigration and poverty and we promise to talk about Brexit

:07:16. > :07:23.with politicians and some voters here. Where ever you go, it is a key

:07:24. > :07:29.issue in Wales and what it comes down to, I suppose, this is a

:07:30. > :07:34.country that gets more EU funding than anywhere else in the UK and yet

:07:35. > :07:43.Wales voted to leave, 52% voted to leave. What are the issues for you

:07:44. > :07:54.when it comes to Brexit? You are right, we spoke about poverty. Help

:07:55. > :07:59.in those situations or making it more difficult, so Brexit is central

:08:00. > :08:07.to everything. A lot of European aid has come to Wales. Huge sums of

:08:08. > :08:11.money spent and those in areas that received the money voted to leave

:08:12. > :08:15.the EU in strongest numbers. It tells us what the Welsh Government

:08:16. > :08:20.and labour was doing with the money in Wales was not working so we will

:08:21. > :08:28.bring forward a fund for an efficient system to support

:08:29. > :08:32.communities. Like those in Wrexham that did not qualify for EU aid but

:08:33. > :08:38.they will qualify to share in the prosperity fund. People in Wales

:08:39. > :08:44.voted to leave, that was a shock to many. We are in that period where we

:08:45. > :08:49.have shock results. If people want a good Brexit deal they need a Prime

:08:50. > :08:53.Minister to negotiate with 27 member states that could be challenging us.

:08:54. > :09:00.You will get the best deal? I believe that is Theresa May. There

:09:01. > :09:06.will be a huge funding gap for Wales? Unless we can get assurances

:09:07. > :09:10.from the UK Government that we will be protected in terms of funding.

:09:11. > :09:17.Plaid Cymru is saying that we will do all we can as MPs to defend

:09:18. > :09:23.Wales, because we face a challenge. We are net exporters to the EU,

:09:24. > :09:29.unlike the UK as a whole. It is true, there is no denying it, let me

:09:30. > :09:34.carry on. If I could just finished. Wales is a net exporter to the EU

:09:35. > :09:39.and participation in the single market is more important for us and

:09:40. > :09:47.we will argue for that and we need to ensure funding that comes to

:09:48. > :09:52.Wales is protected. I voted remain but I also voted to trigger Article

:09:53. > :09:57.50 as did the Labour Party because we have to respect that decision. We

:09:58. > :10:02.as a Labour Party will guarantee funding levels we have currently in

:10:03. > :10:06.Wales from Europe. Allen did not say he would do that. We need to make

:10:07. > :10:13.sure the single market works for Wales. We have big industries with

:10:14. > :10:18.Airbus employing 6000, Toyota, Vauxhall just over the border,

:10:19. > :10:23.exporting to Europe, but if we have a tariff on those products we will

:10:24. > :10:27.be worse off. The key thing is to protect workers' rights, protecting

:10:28. > :10:32.come and invest in the single market and whilst leaving the EU is what

:10:33. > :10:38.the people want, make sure we do not damage this part of the world in

:10:39. > :10:44.doing so. We know we have to accept the decision made last year. The Lib

:10:45. > :10:49.Dems access to that decision and it is done and dusted. We want to

:10:50. > :10:59.ensure this country stays in the single market and the customs union.

:11:00. > :11:03.That is key for the Lib Dems? Definitely key for North Wales, that

:11:04. > :11:09.is essential. But also, we will give the people a referendum on the deal

:11:10. > :11:17.because although Brexit means Brexit, we do not know the shape of

:11:18. > :11:22.Brexit. A shaking head. There is no such thing as EU funding, only

:11:23. > :11:29.taxpayers' money taken from the UK and recycled through Brussels. You

:11:30. > :11:33.have them saying in the Tories they will push through Brexit. If you

:11:34. > :11:38.want Brexit pushing through you go for the authentic voice of Brexit

:11:39. > :11:42.and that is Ukip. We can hear from some who are voting.

:11:43. > :11:49.We have many different views on Brexit. Your wife is Polish and he

:11:50. > :11:56.wanted us to stay. Very much so. My wife is Polish. It is a tragedy

:11:57. > :12:02.Wales voted out of the EU. The campaign, Brexit and everything, was

:12:03. > :12:08.very British. The needs of Wales are different. As a member of the EU,

:12:09. > :12:16.Wales benefited more. I remember a time when I drove to Poland and

:12:17. > :12:18.there were borders when Poland was not part of the Schengen agreement.

:12:19. > :12:27.When I travel there now, do I have to you have a visa? It is

:12:28. > :12:34.unnecessary what has happened with Brexit. Uncertainty for you? Of

:12:35. > :12:40.course. Personally, I think Europe has been a benefit to Wales as a

:12:41. > :12:49.nation. Is the funding going to be protected now? Thanks. You could not

:12:50. > :12:55.vote in the referendum because you were not old enough but you can vote

:12:56. > :12:59.in the election. I feel Brexit is one of the biggest issues in this

:13:00. > :13:04.election and now Britain has voted out, the electorate might not have

:13:05. > :13:09.the same ideas but everybody has to come together to get the best deal

:13:10. > :13:13.out of Brexit and I think everyone should work together and I think

:13:14. > :13:18.Theresa May will be the best person to do that. So we have to get on

:13:19. > :13:24.with it? No matter what your views, we need the best deal. What will

:13:25. > :13:29.make a difference to you? Funding is a massive problem. Welsh funding

:13:30. > :13:33.especially, because that affects people like us. I am off to

:13:34. > :13:40.university and so education funding, as well. You are excited about

:13:41. > :13:45.voting? Enjoy it. Thanks for your thoughts.

:13:46. > :13:49.Give them a round of applause, and the politicians. Bank you for such a

:13:50. > :13:52.warm welcome. Enjoy Tuesday. Now on BBC One, it's time

:13:53. > :14:03.for Countryfile Spring Diaries In the countryside, the air is

:14:04. > :14:08.filled with birdsong