内容摘要：“With thousands crossing the Welsh – English border on a daily basis, 16 million people living within 50 miles of the border in England and Wales, and trade between both countries fluid, it is essential that we have the same deposit return scheme."

“With thousands crossing the Welsh – English border on a daily basis, 16 million people living within 50 miles of the border in England and Wales, and trade between both countries fluid, it is essential that we have the same deposit return scheme."

"I am on a call next week with the leader of the Conservative Party and I will be putting it to her that she should be resigning," he said."She has not helped in these elections; she has not once come forward and helped at all.

"I am in absolute fear the Conservative Party will implode unless we get a good Conservative who can rally the troops and bring us back to some type of party that is going to challenge."Smithers had led North Northamptonshire Council since its formation in 2021.Northamptonshire has been seen as the beating heart of the Conservative Party for years.

It held most of the county's Westminster seats until last year and dominated the local councils.So the local party has been reeling following these results.

During the local election campaign, Badenoch visited Northamptonshire.

The leader of the opposition was filmed at a timber merchants in West Northamptonshire, criticising the increase in National Insurance for small businesses.In Wales, the problem was found to be worst in towns and cities - with more than 35% of urban areas seeing "unacceptable" levels of litter.

There was also a 286% increase in the number of the most dirty streets, graded "D" for cleanliness.Smoking-related litter and food and drinks packaging were the most common types of litter found.

In Cardiff, where the council spends more than £7m a year on street cleaning, the worst performing "D" streets were found in some of the city's most deprived neighbourhoods, including Ely, Roath, Grangetown and Splott.Splott resident Malcolm Davies said the level of litter in and around his home was "just a nightmare".