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| Kendall backs more devolution as candidates visit Wales | |
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| Liz Kendall has called for more devolution as she and fellow Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham visit Wales. | |
| She promised an "optimistic vision of a better Wales" if she wins, while visiting Cardiff supporters on Sunday. | |
| "Wales knows best" what it needs, she said. | |
| Mr Burnham will take questions from party members in Wrexham at a meeting chaired by Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths. | Mr Burnham will take questions from party members in Wrexham at a meeting chaired by Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths. |
| Fellow candidates Yvette Cooper and Jeremy Corbyn were in Wales last week. | |
| Ms Kendall said: "I absolutely believe in getting as many powers as possible out of Westminster - and not just to the Welsh assembly, but also to local communities. | |
| "Wales knows best what skills, infrastructure and employment programmes, housing and transport is needed here. | |
| "That's (a decision) not best made by Whitehall, it's best made by the people in Wales." | |
| She told BBC Wales she would "stand shoulder-to-shoulder" with Welsh Labour. | |
| "We need to regain trust on the economy, on issues like welfare and immigration, but also to have a positive, optimistic vision of a better Wales in the future and that's what I offer," she added. | |
| Ms Cooper met party members at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, on Friday, stressing the need to create more hi-tech jobs such as those at the nearby Airbus plant. | Ms Cooper met party members at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, on Friday, stressing the need to create more hi-tech jobs such as those at the nearby Airbus plant. |
| Mr Corbyn spent Monday and Tuesday in Wales, pressing his anti-austerity message and support for the NHS, ending with a rally in Cardiff which attracted about 1,000 supporters. | Mr Corbyn spent Monday and Tuesday in Wales, pressing his anti-austerity message and support for the NHS, ending with a rally in Cardiff which attracted about 1,000 supporters. |
| The visits came as former prime minister Gordon Brown was set to intervene in the leadership race. | |
| Ballot papers were sent on Friday to Labour party members, affiliated members and registered supporters. | Ballot papers were sent on Friday to Labour party members, affiliated members and registered supporters. |
| The winner will be named on 12 September. | The winner will be named on 12 September. |