Plaid cymru is promising a £20 billion investment in what it calls a greenjobs revolution for wales. Launching its election manifesto, the partys leader, adam price, said there would also be major investment in rail and bus services, a new offshore wind farm, and three tidal lagoons to generate electricity. He also talked about his ambition, for an independent wales. Here is hywel griffith. Once, these valleys powered britains industrial revolution. Now, the rhonddas coal mines have become museums. Post industrial wales is a place struggling with its political identity, where some sense an opportunity. Plaid cymru sees this brexit election as a chance to sell its vision. Although most people here voted to leave the eu, it wants wales to remain as an independent nation. We want to be at the heart of europe, on our own terms, in our own right, standing proud. The partys manifesto calls for another referendum on eu membership. It also pledges thousands ofjobs from Green Energy Projects l
Prime minister Boris Johnson. Finally the conservative leader and Prime Minister borisjohnson. And remember as always you can join in on twitter, facebook, instagram and the usual way. So lets get started. Will you please join the usual way. So lets get started. Will you pleasejoin me in welcoming the leader of the labour party, Jeremy Corbyn . Good evening, mr corbyn, and thank you for being with us. Before we start, and i promise you i am saying this to everybody, the aim tonight is for our audience here is to ask if as many questions as possible so if as many questions as possible so if you could keep your answers brief and to the point, that would be great. So, lets have ourfirst question from ian parkin. Good evening. Should businesses be frightened of an incoming Labour Government . No, they should not be frightened. Because our countrys economy relies on many small and Medium Sized Enterprises that are the motor of our economy that have difficulty in accessing capital and suppor
It is adam at westminster. And it is sarah smith and also at westminster and a brief visit to london and normally i cover the campaign and scotla nd normally i cover the campaign and scotland and the manifesto and glasgow yesterday but am delighted to be here with you guys. I have brought you a present. A hard copy of the s p manifesto because i know you are collecting them and you have binder and the. Now has more documents than you say you are collecting these manifesto so there you go. You are bringing out the photocopier but i much prefer having the original. Carried it all to lay down on that train from glasgow. The original. Carried it all to lay down on that train from glasgowli know down on that train from glasgow. know i am nosy for these things but it is so much better having the actual thing for us during the campaign but. I keep them all is well so i went and got the s p ma nifesto well so i went and got the s p manifesto from 2017 to compare without one to take it to the C
Commissioner, will not happen. Well hear from child abuse survivors. Of the five of us, only three of us got some form of justice, and thatjust, it isnt fair. It isnt fair, because he abused all of us, and he should be in prison for what he did to all of us. And the family of an 18 year old woman whos being held in a controversial secure Mental Health facility say theyve been told experts fear for her life. Bethanys dad, jeremy says hes devastated to have to leave his daughter in a place where shes left locked in a room and the system is broken. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you, and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, Annita Mcveigh has the news. Prince andrews offer to co operate with an inve
With Law Enforcement without any accused of Sexual Offences condition and without any more delay. The number of people being sectioned by police in england and wales increases by a fifth in two years. Regardless of who is the biggest band in the world is, you have to realise that youre going to be polishing ed sheerans boots. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Labour will unveil its general election manifesto as the party sets out its plan for government. Jeremy corbyn says the programme represents the most radical and ambitious plan to transform the country in decades. Its expected to include proposals for a windfall tax on oil companies. Labour says it wants to shift the uk towards a low carbon, Green Economy. They say theyll set up a new green transformation fund, worth 250 billion pounds, to be paid for through borrowing, creating hundreds of thousands of green apprenticeships. Housing is another core issue in the manifesto the party says it will expand social and affordab