Summary

  • BBC Wales hosted its second election debate in Wrexham's William Aston Hall

  • Panel: Steffan John - Lib Dems, David Hanson - Labour, Fay Jones – Conservatives, Rhun ap Iorwerth – Plaid Cymru, Nathan Gill – Brexit Party

  • Question 1: With a week to go, is Brexit the most important issue in this election?

  • Question 2: Following the recent terror attack in London, how are you going to make our streets safer?

  • Question 3: What would you do to help small businesses in Wales thrive, particularly when it comes to corporation tax?

  • Question 4: Our politics is a mess and the system needs to be overhauled. What would you change?

  1. Boris Johnson 'played games'published at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Steffan John - Liberal Democrats

    The Prime Minister Boris Johnson " played games" with the terrorist attack, Mr John says.

    On the issue of prisons, he defends his party's focus on civil liberties and confirms he wants fewer people in the UK's prisons.

    "It's a university of crime," he explained, calling for alternatives.

  2. Armed forces have been 'decimated'published at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Audience member

    The armed forces have been "decimated" by cuts by the Conservative Party in government, an audience member says.

    "There has been political point scoring since the day I was born," he adds.

  3. 'Blame game won't help anybody'published at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Fay Jones, Conservative

    Fay Jones

    Fay Jones for the Conservatives said: "We shouldn't be making politics out of a devastating incident. The blame game isn't going to help anybody."

    When challenged over Boris Johnson's response, she said she believed the victims' families were being critical of all politicians.

  4. 'Absolutely bonkers' to release terroristspublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Nathan Gill - Brexit Party

    Nathan Gill

    Applause coming from the audience when Mr Gill says he would like to see terrorists jailed for life.

    It was "absolutely bonkers" that terrorists have been released without going in front of a parole board.

  5. 'Put police back on the streets'published at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    David Hanson, Labour

    David Hanson

    Labour's David Hanson said the terror attack was "appalling", and pays tribute to those who tackled the perpetrator. As a former counter-terrorism minister, he says he feels Britain needs the 20,000 police officers cut by the Conservatives back on the streets. Mr Hanson says keeping the public safe is a matter of having courts, probation officers and other bodies assessing the risk of letting suspects out of jail.

  6. 'We know more about Brexit impacts now'published at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Steffan John - Liberal Democrats

    Steffan John

    We are much clearer now about the potential impacts of Brexit, Mr John said.

    But he said the Liberal Democrats would campaign for a second referendum after the General Election, when asked about the party's position to revoke Article 50.

  7. Question 2published at 20:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Sibani Roy asks: "Following the recent terror attack in London, how are you going to make our streets safer?"

    Terror question
  8. Our political system is 'broken'published at 20:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Nathan Gill - Brexit Party

    Who is going to decide which referendum results are respected, Mr Gill said.

    The two main parties stood in the 2017 election on mandates to respect the 2016 referendum, he adds.

  9. Majority lost by Maypublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    David Hanson - Labour

    For Labour, David Hanson points out that when former PM Theresa May asked the country to give her a mandate on Brexit by calling an election in 2017, she lost several seats and her majority. He said if the referendum was the divorce, the deal was now the solicitor saying 'you have the car, you have the furniture'.

  10. 'Let's move on'published at 20:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Fay Jones – Conservatives

    Fay Jones says she understands calls for another Brexit referendum, but called for the result of the 2016 referendum to be respected first.

    "Let's move on," she says.

  11. Cancelling Brexit would be a 'punch in the face'published at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    After hearing the panel's answers, Jonathan Dawes, who asked the question, said he felt it truly was a Brexit election, because Parliament was in deadlock on the matter.

    He says it's time to get Brexit done, and claims the Lib Dems policy to cancel Brexit would be a "punch in the face" for more than 17 million people who voted for it.

  12. 'Two decades of Brexit'published at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Steffan John - Liberal Democrats

    People on the doorsteps do want to talk about topics other than Brexit, according to Mr John.

    A vote for Brexit-supporting parties would mean it would be discussed for the next two decades as trade negotiations and trade deals are hammered out.

    He defends the Liberal Democrats' position to revoke Article 50, but there is some criticism from members of the audience for this position.

    Steffan John
  13. 'Deeply worrying' to have a proxy vote on Brexitpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru

    Plaid Cymru assembly member Rhun ap Iorwerth says on the doorstep people want to talk about other matters, such as child poverty and the climate crisis.

    He says it is "deeply worrying" to have the general election as a proxy vote on Brexit, saying there should be another referendum on the issue of Europe.

    Mr ap Iorwerth says that because of the "hash" Labour and the Conservatives have made of Brexit, he wants the people to decide.

    Rhun ap Iorwerth
  14. 'Brexit for life, not just for Christmas'published at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    David Hanson - Labour

    Issues such as austerity and police numbers are more important to voters in this campaign than Brexit, Mr Hanson said.

    He defends Jeremy Corbyn's position to renegotiate a deal with the EU and put it back to the people through another referendum.

    David Hanson
  15. 'Second worst deal in history'published at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Nathan Gill - Brexit Party

    Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill says: "We must have a clean break Brexit, leaving with no deal or a trade deal."

    He dismisses Boris Johnson's Brexit deal as "the second worst deal in history."

    Mr Gill defended the decision not to stand in seats the Tories won in 2017, saying: "In a lot of seats we would end up with a remain alliance."

    Nathan Gill
  16. 'Need to get on with it'published at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Fay Jones – Conservatives

    The responses Ms Jones says she has heard on the doorsteps is that "we should get on with Brexit to allow us to concentrate on issues like education and health".

    She added that US President Donald Trump "put to bed the myth" Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn mentioned that the NHS would be up for grabs in a future trade deal.

    Fay Jones
  17. Question 1published at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Jonathan Dawes asks: "With a week to go, is Brexit the most important issue in this election?"

    Brexit questionImage source, bbc
  18. The view from Clwyd Southpublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Clwyd South is one of a cluster of seats in north east Wales that the Conservatives always seem to target but never seem to win.

    There hasn't been a Tory MP in southern Clwyd since Margaret Thatcher's day - local residents even rebuffed the charms of a certain Boris Johnson when he tried his hand here in 1997.

    Read our guide looking at the key election issues for voters in Clwyd South.

    St Dunawd's Church at Bangor-on-Dee
    Image caption,

    St Dunawd's Church at Bangor-on-Dee

  19. Will your vote make any difference?published at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Devolution has made it "very hard... to determine what's up for grabs" at a general election, according to Laura McAllister, professor of public policy at Cardiff University.

    So what is up for grabs? Can voters in Wales influence the things that matter to them the most?

    Read our guide, which was inspired by a reader's question, to find out more.

    Prof Laura McAllister
    Image caption,

    Laura McAllister is professor of public policy at Cardiff University

  20. New MP for Wrexhampublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Which ever party wins the election next week, Wrexham will have a new MP.

    Labour's Ian Lucas announced in October he would not be seeking re-election, citing "personal and family reasons".

    He became an MP in 2001 after predecessor John Marek was elected to the Welsh Assembly.

    Mr Lucas held onto the Wrexham seat in 2017 with a majority of 1,832 votes - making it a key target for the Conservatives.

    Click here for a full list of who's standing in Wrexham.

    Ian Lucas
    Image caption,

    Former Labour MP for Wrexham, Ian Lucas