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| "No Wales-only" fixes says Brown | "No Wales-only" fixes says Brown |
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| Gordon Brown says there are no "Wales-only" solutions to some of the United Kingdom's biggest challenges. | Gordon Brown says there are no "Wales-only" solutions to some of the United Kingdom's biggest challenges. |
| Addressing Welsh Labour's spring conference in Llandudno he praised the work of the Welsh assembly but stressed the importance of UK-wide policies. | Addressing Welsh Labour's spring conference in Llandudno he praised the work of the Welsh assembly but stressed the importance of UK-wide policies. |
| "Our message is one for the whole of the United Kingdom: stronger together, weaker apart," he said. | "Our message is one for the whole of the United Kingdom: stronger together, weaker apart," he said. |
| Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman, and Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy will address the conference on Saturday. | Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman, and Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy will address the conference on Saturday. |
| It will be Mr Murphy's first major speech since returning to the job following the resignation of the Neath MP, Peter Hain. | It will be Mr Murphy's first major speech since returning to the job following the resignation of the Neath MP, Peter Hain. |
| It comes as Welsh Labour gears up for local council elections which the prime minister was quick to seize upon. | It comes as Welsh Labour gears up for local council elections which the prime minister was quick to seize upon. |
| Let us rededicate ourselves. Let us work to fulfil our dreams of a better world. Gordon Brown | Let us rededicate ourselves. Let us work to fulfil our dreams of a better world. Gordon Brown |
| "Let us on May the first send the message: Labour councillors will make our communities safer, cleaner, greener and better. Getting results for Wales," stressed Mr Brown. | "Let us on May the first send the message: Labour councillors will make our communities safer, cleaner, greener and better. Getting results for Wales," stressed Mr Brown. |
| While praising the progress of devolution in Wales he also stressed the importance of UK-wide policies. | While praising the progress of devolution in Wales he also stressed the importance of UK-wide policies. |
| " We also know whether it's the need to cooperate for a safe environment or national security, or for the safeguarding of pensions and general economic success, that there is no Wales-only, no England-only, no Scotland-only solution to the biggest challenges we face." | " We also know whether it's the need to cooperate for a safe environment or national security, or for the safeguarding of pensions and general economic success, that there is no Wales-only, no England-only, no Scotland-only solution to the biggest challenges we face." |
| Harriet Harman in Llandudno on Saturday | |
| Key-themes for the party were also tackled as the prime minister talked of "the tragedy of talents unrealised", pledging educational opportunities for all throughout life. | Key-themes for the party were also tackled as the prime minister talked of "the tragedy of talents unrealised", pledging educational opportunities for all throughout life. |
| Mr Brown also invoked the memory of the founding father of the modern national health service, the Ebbw Vale MP Aneurin Bevan, as he set out policies on tackling child poverty and the challenges of helping developing countries. | Mr Brown also invoked the memory of the founding father of the modern national health service, the Ebbw Vale MP Aneurin Bevan, as he set out policies on tackling child poverty and the challenges of helping developing countries. |
| "Before the 1945 election Nye Bevan said at a meeting here in Wales: 'We have been the dreamers, we have been the sufferers, now we are the builders'," he said. | "Before the 1945 election Nye Bevan said at a meeting here in Wales: 'We have been the dreamers, we have been the sufferers, now we are the builders'," he said. |
| "So here this evening from Wales let us rededicate ourselves. Let us work to fulfil our dreams of a better world. Let us work to end needless suffering." | "So here this evening from Wales let us rededicate ourselves. Let us work to fulfil our dreams of a better world. Let us work to end needless suffering." |
| Mental health | Mental health |
| In addition to addresses from Labour's deputy leader and the Welsh secretary on Saturday, the conference fringe has also been chosen to launch a report on employment prospects for people with long-term mental illness. | In addition to addresses from Labour's deputy leader and the Welsh secretary on Saturday, the conference fringe has also been chosen to launch a report on employment prospects for people with long-term mental illness. |
| The College of Occupational Therapists and mental health charity Gofal Cymru say it is unacceptable that only one in five people with mental health problems are able to find work. | The College of Occupational Therapists and mental health charity Gofal Cymru say it is unacceptable that only one in five people with mental health problems are able to find work. |
| The two organisations say there are currently 70,000 in Wales claiming incapacity benefits for mental or behavioural disorders. | The two organisations say there are currently 70,000 in Wales claiming incapacity benefits for mental or behavioural disorders. |