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Welsh delegates at Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow
The Welsh Liberal Democrats are in Glasgow for the UK party conference. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg told ITV News that future Welsh Governments should have far-reaching powers over areas including policing, transport and major energy projects.
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Lib Dems say they will give more powers to Wales
The Liberal Democrats are promising to deliver what they call 'home rule for Wales' - the creation of a more powerful Parliament in Cardiff Bay.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told our Political Editor, Adrian Masters that Wales should have the same or similar powers to Scotland.
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Welsh Lib Dems call for Wales parliament
The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has said its time Wales had a 'proper parliament'.
Speaking at the party conference in Glasgow, Kirsty Williams said warned other parties to fulfil their pledges on more devolution in Wales or risk fuelling calls for independence.
Ms Williams, who is vice-chairing the Lib Dems' general election campaign, told activists at the party's conference in Glasgow: "We are four nations distinct with our own ambitions, our own needs and our own outlook. All these nations need a place at the table.
"We need a federal solution in which all four nations are equal partners in charge of their own destiny, as part of one united family - and now is the time to do it."
Home rule failure will fuel independence calls warns Welsh Lib Dem leader
The Welsh Liberal Democrat leader has warned the political parties to fulfil their pledges on further devolution or risk fuelling calls for independence in Wales as well as Scotland.
Kirsty Williams told her party's conference in Glasgow that the desire for more self-rule must be taken seriously in Westminster.
She also told delegates at Glagow that the UK needs 'a Federal solution in which all four nations are equal partners in charge of their own destiny.'
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All parties should back "proper parliament" for Wales says Welsh Lib Dem leader
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams will tell her party's UK conference in Glasgow that proposals to give the Welsh Assembly significant new powers should receive all party backing. The Silk Commission said important tax raising powers should be devolved to Wales, together with new areas of responsibility, including policing.
She added that it was important to offer people hope after the divisions caused by the Scottish independence referendum. It was important that the right lesson was learnt from the result in Scotland.
Wales should have more powers, says Nick Clegg
Future Welsh Governments should have far-reaching powers over areas such as policing, transport and major energy projects according to the Deputy Prime Minister.
Nick Clegg's been been speaking to our Political Editor Adrian Masters at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Glasgow.
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