And he repeatedly stressed this point, that in order for the U.S. plan to succeed, the Iraqis essentially have to come to some kind of political agreement.

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He stressed that it was not political point scoring but if the case was made with all party support, their voice would be so much stronger.

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His fellow party member Aled Roberts AM stressed the importance of first time buyers in the property chain as he said that there is "no point hoping people will climb the property ladder if the bottom rung is missing".

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