The Prime Minister was speaking during a visit to a factory in Wrexham. His visit was part of a whistlestop tour of the region which saw him visit Prestatyn and Llandudno. His tour was foreshadowed by claims he said he would rather have “bodies pile high in their thousands” than implement a third coronavirus lockdown. He described the allegations as “total, total rubbish” after details of a discussion, which was said to have been held in Downing Street in the autumn, were reported by the Daily Mail. Mr Johnson’s tour of Net World Sports on the town’s industrial estate also followed shortly after claims by his former chief aide Dominic Cummings that the refurbishment of his flat was being funded by Conservative Party donors.
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Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Drakeford to visit North Wales
The politicians will visit Wrexham on Thursday as part of Welsh Labour s Senedd election campaign
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Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Drakeford will visit Wrexham as part of Welsh Labour s Senedd election campaign on Thursday.
The Labour leader and First Minister of Wales will look to promote Welsh Labour s offer to North Wales by visiting businesses and taking part in doorstep campaigning.
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By James Williams
image captionCarrie Harper addressing a Plaid Cymru conference in 2019
A Plaid Cymru Senedd election billboard has been accused of being a riff on a racist campaign slogan from the 1960s.
Candidate Carrie Harper s advert said: Don t want a Tory for a neighbour? Vote Plaid Cymru, not Labour.
Labour said it was inspired by the racism of Smethwick - referring to a Tory campaign slogan in the English west midlands seat in 1964.
Ms Harper, standing in Wrexham, said she deeply regrets the language used has unintentionally caused offence .
She said that was in no way the intention .