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| Gordon Brown, arriving in Wales for the first time during the election campaign, has dismissed a question about why he he not visited earlier. | Gordon Brown, arriving in Wales for the first time during the election campaign, has dismissed a question about why he he not visited earlier. |
| Beginning his visit with a question and answer session at the Swalec stadium in Cardiff, the prime minister said he had been in Wales "lots of times". | Beginning his visit with a question and answer session at the Swalec stadium in Cardiff, the prime minister said he had been in Wales "lots of times". |
| 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. | Mr Brown is expected to move onto Newport later. |
| The prime minister covered a wide range of topics in the question and answer session with students, including the airways crisis caused by the volcano eruption, the economy, reform of the House of Lords and politicians' expenses. | The prime minister covered a wide range of topics in the question and answer session with students, including the airways crisis caused by the volcano eruption, the economy, reform of the House of Lords and politicians' expenses. |
| My concern is to make sure that we have the jobs for the future, not just the jobs of today Gordon Brown | My concern is to make sure that we have the jobs for the future, not just the jobs of today Gordon Brown |
| Questioned on why this was his first visit to Wales of the campaign, Mr Brown said: "You've seen me in Wales lots of times. I was in Wales only a few weeks before the election. | Questioned on why this was his first visit to Wales of the campaign, Mr Brown said: "You've seen me in Wales lots of times. I was in Wales only a few weeks before the election. |
| "I'm here yesterday, today and for a bit of tomorrow. So I'm here for a longer period of time." | "I'm here yesterday, today and for a bit of tomorrow. So I'm here for a longer period of time." |
| He said the government had also held a cabinet meeting at the Millennium Stadium. | He said the government had also held a cabinet meeting at the Millennium Stadium. |
| "Our commitment has always been that we will work hard to create jobs in a country where we need work and we need employment," Mr Brown said. | "Our commitment has always been that we will work hard to create jobs in a country where we need work and we need employment," Mr Brown said. |
| With the latest unemployment figures showing 10,000 more people out of work in Wales, Mr Brown criticised Conservative plans for the economy. | 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 said an economic recovery was happening but it was "not strong enough, it's fragile" |
| 'Not in it for the money' | 'Not in it for the money' |
| "The employment figures show how fragile the situation is and therefore we are seeing more jobs created as a result of the work we're doing. | "The employment figures show how fragile the situation is and therefore we are seeing more jobs created as a result of the work we're doing. |
| "My concern is to make sure we have the jobs of the future, not just the jobs of today, but the jobs of the future for young people. | |
| "And my concern is that we have the best public services, so health, and schools and policing are nothing but the best." | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Mr Brown also insisted that MPs who contravened Commons rules after the expenses scandal should be thrown out. | Mr Brown also insisted that MPs who contravened Commons rules after the expenses scandal should be thrown out. |
| "I'm not in it for the money, not in it for wealth or privilege or anything else," the prime minister said. | "I'm not in it for the money, not in it for wealth or privilege or anything else," the prime minister said. |
| "I don't really care about titles at all. That's me. | "I don't really care about titles at all. That's me. |
| "Any MP who makes mistakes should be out." | "Any MP who makes mistakes should be out." |
| He said Labour was proposing a referendum next year on a "new kind" of Commons and Lords. | He said Labour was proposing a referendum next year on a "new kind" of Commons and Lords. |
| Of proposals for an elected Lords, he asked "why should people who've got a title because their grandfather had a title still be running parts" of the political system? | Of proposals for an elected Lords, he asked "why should people who've got a title because their grandfather had a title still be running parts" of the political system? |
| 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. | 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. | 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." | "We have the energy, leadership and values to get the economy moving, mend our broken society and clean up politics." |
| Earlier, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in a Daily Telegraph interview said Mr Brown was "a desperate politician" who had "personally blocked" political reform. | |
| But Mr Brown said he wouldn't get involved in "personal attacks" and preferred to talk about policies and substance. |