13 December 2019. Video, 00:03:49The house that saw history up close. I think that's why we have got a majority of 2,000 tonight," she said.The Tories also took Bridgend from Madeleine Moon, with Jamie Wallis winning by 1,157 votes.Ms Moon said: "Bridgend now has an MP with no political experience, other than three years on a parish council. "I think our policy on Brexit was, well... if you stand in the middle of the road, you get run over.
Video, 00:00:48Antibody positive volunteers help on Covid ward. Was that even achievable given the dominance of the two characters of Mr Corbyn and Mr Johnson?The Liberal Democrats will rue the day they pushed for this election - their hubris has been mercilessly punished.And Plaid will breathe a big sigh of relief that they hung on to two ultra marginals, and were let off the hook by a split leave vote in Carmarthen East.
"Labour also held on narrowly to Newport West while Llanelli, Neath, Rhondda, Ogmore, Pontypridd, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff Central, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Islwyn, Merthyr and Rhymney, Torfaen, Cardiff South and Penarth, and its two Newport and two Swansea seats remained red.Plaid Cymru was forecast to take three seats, down one, but held on to all four - Carmarthen East, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and Arfon, where Hywel Williams increased his slender majority of 92 to 2,781.The Liberal Democrats were left without a seat after Jane Dodds was ousted by the Conservative Ms Jones, who won the Brecon and Radnorshire seat back for her party just four months after it was lost in a by-election.Ms Jones, who won by 7,131 votes, said she was "honoured".Ms Dodds wrote on Twitter: "I'm not going to lie, last night was a really rough night - not just for me, but for the Liberal Democrats across the UK. He said his party was now looking at "being out in the wilderness for even longer" unless there was "some serious soul-searching".Stephen Doughty, who has held the Cardiff South and Penarth seat for seven years, tweeted: "I fear the future for our younger generation.
Video, 00:01:52Candlelit vigil for Beirut blast victims. "There are a number of issues - Brexit was an issue, the leadership of the party was an issue and we really have to look at ourselves and decide which way we go forwards.
General Election 2019: Plaid hold Wales' most marginal seat . Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake celebrates with his supporters in Ceredigion after increasing his majority Ms McMorrin blamed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the party's defeat nationally and said it needed to rebuild without him in charge. "We've obviously suffered a very bad defeat and I've lost many colleagues, I've just about hung on," he said.
"There is going to be a huge expectation on us, I'm very well aware a lot of people voted Conservative for the first time in this election so I don't see this as a mandate for some sort of extreme government, I see this as a mandate for a government on the centre political ground. "Political analyst Laura McAllister said "getting Brexit done" had been a successful campaign message from the Tories which had "tapped into the mood of the Welsh public very well".Another former Welsh Secretary, David Jones, who was originally going to stand down in Clwyd West before changing his mind, also held on to his seat, while Monmouth, Preseli Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen West and Aberconwy remained blue, as did Montgomeryshire with new incumbent Craig Williams.Tory David TC Davies, who held on to his Monmouth seat with 52% of the votes, said his party needed to move towards the centre in order to win the next general election.
These are external links and will open in a new window "The prime minister made clear how the UK is strongest when all four nations unite and all work together to unleash the potential of the entire country.
13 December 2019. Video, 00:03:49The house that saw history up close. I think that's why we have got a majority of 2,000 tonight," she said.The Tories also took Bridgend from Madeleine Moon, with Jamie Wallis winning by 1,157 votes.Ms Moon said: "Bridgend now has an MP with no political experience, other than three years on a parish council. "I think our policy on Brexit was, well... if you stand in the middle of the road, you get run over.
Video, 00:00:48Antibody positive volunteers help on Covid ward. Was that even achievable given the dominance of the two characters of Mr Corbyn and Mr Johnson?The Liberal Democrats will rue the day they pushed for this election - their hubris has been mercilessly punished.And Plaid will breathe a big sigh of relief that they hung on to two ultra marginals, and were let off the hook by a split leave vote in Carmarthen East.
"Labour also held on narrowly to Newport West while Llanelli, Neath, Rhondda, Ogmore, Pontypridd, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff Central, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Islwyn, Merthyr and Rhymney, Torfaen, Cardiff South and Penarth, and its two Newport and two Swansea seats remained red.Plaid Cymru was forecast to take three seats, down one, but held on to all four - Carmarthen East, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and Arfon, where Hywel Williams increased his slender majority of 92 to 2,781.The Liberal Democrats were left without a seat after Jane Dodds was ousted by the Conservative Ms Jones, who won the Brecon and Radnorshire seat back for her party just four months after it was lost in a by-election.Ms Jones, who won by 7,131 votes, said she was "honoured".Ms Dodds wrote on Twitter: "I'm not going to lie, last night was a really rough night - not just for me, but for the Liberal Democrats across the UK. He said his party was now looking at "being out in the wilderness for even longer" unless there was "some serious soul-searching".Stephen Doughty, who has held the Cardiff South and Penarth seat for seven years, tweeted: "I fear the future for our younger generation.
Video, 00:01:52Candlelit vigil for Beirut blast victims. "There are a number of issues - Brexit was an issue, the leadership of the party was an issue and we really have to look at ourselves and decide which way we go forwards.
General Election 2019: Plaid hold Wales' most marginal seat . Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake celebrates with his supporters in Ceredigion after increasing his majority Ms McMorrin blamed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the party's defeat nationally and said it needed to rebuild without him in charge. "We've obviously suffered a very bad defeat and I've lost many colleagues, I've just about hung on," he said.
"There is going to be a huge expectation on us, I'm very well aware a lot of people voted Conservative for the first time in this election so I don't see this as a mandate for some sort of extreme government, I see this as a mandate for a government on the centre political ground. "Political analyst Laura McAllister said "getting Brexit done" had been a successful campaign message from the Tories which had "tapped into the mood of the Welsh public very well".Another former Welsh Secretary, David Jones, who was originally going to stand down in Clwyd West before changing his mind, also held on to his seat, while Monmouth, Preseli Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen West and Aberconwy remained blue, as did Montgomeryshire with new incumbent Craig Williams.Tory David TC Davies, who held on to his Monmouth seat with 52% of the votes, said his party needed to move towards the centre in order to win the next general election.
These are external links and will open in a new window "The prime minister made clear how the UK is strongest when all four nations unite and all work together to unleash the potential of the entire country.
13 December 2019. Video, 00:03:49The house that saw history up close. I think that's why we have got a majority of 2,000 tonight," she said.The Tories also took Bridgend from Madeleine Moon, with Jamie Wallis winning by 1,157 votes.Ms Moon said: "Bridgend now has an MP with no political experience, other than three years on a parish council. "I think our policy on Brexit was, well... if you stand in the middle of the road, you get run over.
Video, 00:00:48Antibody positive volunteers help on Covid ward. Was that even achievable given the dominance of the two characters of Mr Corbyn and Mr Johnson?The Liberal Democrats will rue the day they pushed for this election - their hubris has been mercilessly punished.And Plaid will breathe a big sigh of relief that they hung on to two ultra marginals, and were let off the hook by a split leave vote in Carmarthen East.
"Labour also held on narrowly to Newport West while Llanelli, Neath, Rhondda, Ogmore, Pontypridd, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff Central, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Islwyn, Merthyr and Rhymney, Torfaen, Cardiff South and Penarth, and its two Newport and two Swansea seats remained red.Plaid Cymru was forecast to take three seats, down one, but held on to all four - Carmarthen East, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and Arfon, where Hywel Williams increased his slender majority of 92 to 2,781.The Liberal Democrats were left without a seat after Jane Dodds was ousted by the Conservative Ms Jones, who won the Brecon and Radnorshire seat back for her party just four months after it was lost in a by-election.Ms Jones, who won by 7,131 votes, said she was "honoured".Ms Dodds wrote on Twitter: "I'm not going to lie, last night was a really rough night - not just for me, but for the Liberal Democrats across the UK. He said his party was now looking at "being out in the wilderness for even longer" unless there was "some serious soul-searching".Stephen Doughty, who has held the Cardiff South and Penarth seat for seven years, tweeted: "I fear the future for our younger generation.
Video, 00:01:52Candlelit vigil for Beirut blast victims. "There are a number of issues - Brexit was an issue, the leadership of the party was an issue and we really have to look at ourselves and decide which way we go forwards.
General Election 2019: Plaid hold Wales' most marginal seat . Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake celebrates with his supporters in Ceredigion after increasing his majority Ms McMorrin blamed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the party's defeat nationally and said it needed to rebuild without him in charge. "We've obviously suffered a very bad defeat and I've lost many colleagues, I've just about hung on," he said.
"There is going to be a huge expectation on us, I'm very well aware a lot of people voted Conservative for the first time in this election so I don't see this as a mandate for some sort of extreme government, I see this as a mandate for a government on the centre political ground. "Political analyst Laura McAllister said "getting Brexit done" had been a successful campaign message from the Tories which had "tapped into the mood of the Welsh public very well".Another former Welsh Secretary, David Jones, who was originally going to stand down in Clwyd West before changing his mind, also held on to his seat, while Monmouth, Preseli Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen West and Aberconwy remained blue, as did Montgomeryshire with new incumbent Craig Williams.Tory David TC Davies, who held on to his Monmouth seat with 52% of the votes, said his party needed to move towards the centre in order to win the next general election.
These are external links and will open in a new window "The prime minister made clear how the UK is strongest when all four nations unite and all work together to unleash the potential of the entire country.
13 December 2019. Fay Jones, Virginia Crosbie and Sarah Atherton will represent the Conservatives in Westminster
Coming third in their target seat of Ynys Mon is a blow that leaves them at the status quo of four seats.England's deputy chief medical officer says the UK must start taking Covid-19 "seriously again". Video, 00:01:51Police tackle 12-year-old to the ground in Hong Kong. General election 2019: The winners and losers in Wales A dramatic 2019 general election night saw the political landscape in Wales change completely.
We're in a huge mess in Bridgend.
13 December 2019. Video, 00:03:49The house that saw history up close. I think that's why we have got a majority of 2,000 tonight," she said.The Tories also took Bridgend from Madeleine Moon, with Jamie Wallis winning by 1,157 votes.Ms Moon said: "Bridgend now has an MP with no political experience, other than three years on a parish council. "I think our policy on Brexit was, well... if you stand in the middle of the road, you get run over.
Video, 00:00:48Antibody positive volunteers help on Covid ward. Was that even achievable given the dominance of the two characters of Mr Corbyn and Mr Johnson?The Liberal Democrats will rue the day they pushed for this election - their hubris has been mercilessly punished.And Plaid will breathe a big sigh of relief that they hung on to two ultra marginals, and were let off the hook by a split leave vote in Carmarthen East.
"Labour also held on narrowly to Newport West while Llanelli, Neath, Rhondda, Ogmore, Pontypridd, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff Central, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Islwyn, Merthyr and Rhymney, Torfaen, Cardiff South and Penarth, and its two Newport and two Swansea seats remained red.Plaid Cymru was forecast to take three seats, down one, but held on to all four - Carmarthen East, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and Arfon, where Hywel Williams increased his slender majority of 92 to 2,781.The Liberal Democrats were left without a seat after Jane Dodds was ousted by the Conservative Ms Jones, who won the Brecon and Radnorshire seat back for her party just four months after it was lost in a by-election.Ms Jones, who won by 7,131 votes, said she was "honoured".Ms Dodds wrote on Twitter: "I'm not going to lie, last night was a really rough night - not just for me, but for the Liberal Democrats across the UK. He said his party was now looking at "being out in the wilderness for even longer" unless there was "some serious soul-searching".Stephen Doughty, who has held the Cardiff South and Penarth seat for seven years, tweeted: "I fear the future for our younger generation.
Video, 00:01:52Candlelit vigil for Beirut blast victims. "There are a number of issues - Brexit was an issue, the leadership of the party was an issue and we really have to look at ourselves and decide which way we go forwards.
General Election 2019: Plaid hold Wales' most marginal seat . Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake celebrates with his supporters in Ceredigion after increasing his majority Ms McMorrin blamed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for the party's defeat nationally and said it needed to rebuild without him in charge. "We've obviously suffered a very bad defeat and I've lost many colleagues, I've just about hung on," he said.
"There is going to be a huge expectation on us, I'm very well aware a lot of people voted Conservative for the first time in this election so I don't see this as a mandate for some sort of extreme government, I see this as a mandate for a government on the centre political ground. "Political analyst Laura McAllister said "getting Brexit done" had been a successful campaign message from the Tories which had "tapped into the mood of the Welsh public very well".Another former Welsh Secretary, David Jones, who was originally going to stand down in Clwyd West before changing his mind, also held on to his seat, while Monmouth, Preseli Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen West and Aberconwy remained blue, as did Montgomeryshire with new incumbent Craig Williams.Tory David TC Davies, who held on to his Monmouth seat with 52% of the votes, said his party needed to move towards the centre in order to win the next general election.
These are external links and will open in a new window "The prime minister made clear how the UK is strongest when all four nations unite and all work together to unleash the potential of the entire country.
