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| Brown's first Wales poll visit | Brown's first Wales poll visit |
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| Gordon Brown is campaigning in Wales for the first time during the 2010 general election campaign. | Gordon Brown is campaigning in Wales for the first time during the 2010 general election campaign. |
| Beginning his visit with a question and answer session at the Swalec stadium in Cardiff, the Prime Minister said Labour had never been complacent about Wales. | Beginning his visit with a question and answer session at the Swalec stadium in Cardiff, the Prime Minister said Labour had never been complacent about Wales. |
| He said Labour has to persuade voters in Wales that they have the right policies for the recovery and for jobs. | He said Labour has to persuade voters in Wales that they have the right policies for the recovery and for jobs. |
| Mr Brown is expected to move onto Newport later. Conservatives said David Cameron has visited Wales twice so far. | Mr Brown is expected to move onto Newport later. Conservatives said David Cameron has visited Wales twice so far. |
| The Prime Minister covered a wide range of topics in the question and answer session with students, including the economy, reform of the House of Lords and politicians' expenses. | |
| With the latest unemployment figures showing 10,000 more people out of work in Wales, Mr Brown criticised Conservative plans for the economy. | |
| He said an economic recovery was happening but it was "not strong enough, it's fragile". | |
| He told the audience he was "angry" with Tory plans to take money out of the economy at the time when you need people back to work. | |
| Conservative shadow Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan criticised the length of time it has taken for Mr Brown to visit Wales during the campaign, saying David Cameron has made two visits. | |
| Mrs Gillan said:"Gordon Brown's visit to Wales is a reminder of all the problems we face today and how only the Conservatives guarantee change at this election. | |
| "We have the energy, leadership and values to get the economy moving, mend our broken society and clean up politics." |