PRIME Minister Theresa May visited Newport today as part of the Conservative Party's campaigning ahead of June's General Election.

Mrs May visited the Newport Galvanizers facility in Llanwern during a visit to Wales ahead of the Election on Thursday, June 8.

The Prime Minister visited the city ahead of a speech to supporters in Bridgend, traditionally a safe Labour seat.

Mrs May insisted she was "not complacent" about the outcome of the poll as she told supporters "every single vote will count".

She called June’s General Election "the most important election this country has faced in my lifetime, an election in which every single vote will count. A really important election for the future of this country.

"A vote for any other party would be a vote for a weak and failing Jeremy Corbyn propped up by a coalition of chaos which would risk our national future."

She also left the door open to tax breaks for workers that would be viewed as a direct pitch to win over Labour voters in areas such as Wales.

The Tories have so far refused to repeat the party's 2015 manifesto pledge not to put up income tax, VAT or national insurance and chancellor Philip Hammond has hinted it could be ditched.

But the party is reportedly considering a tax "sweetener" for working people.

Asked about the claims, Mrs May replied: "There's a choice between a Conservative Party which always has been, is and will always be a party that believes in lower taxes."

She added: "The choice is between that and a Labour Party whose natural instinct is always to put up taxes."

Mrs May insisted she was "not complacent" about the result of the June 8 poll and warned Mr Corbyn could defy the odds.

"Make no mistake, it could happen,” she said. “Remember the opinion polls were wrong in the 2015 general election, they were wrong in the referendum last year.

"Jeremy Corbyn himself has said he was a 200-1 outsider for the Labour leadership in 2015 and look where that one went.

"So we must not be complacent and I'm not complacent."

Mrs May insisted the Conservatives would be fighting a "positive" campaign over the next 44 days and insisted Brexit is an "opportunity" to change the country "for the better".

The visit to Wales comes after polling suggested the Labour Party faces a General Election meltdown there while the Tories are on course to win the majority of parliamentary seats for the first time in modern history.

YouGov polling in Wales for ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre found the Conservatives had a 10% lead on Labour and were predicted to finish with 21 seats.

Mrs May accused nationalists of "propping up" Labour in Wales in a deal that shows how "collaboration" between smaller parties could put Mr Corbyn into power.

Mrs May walked out to the cheers of Conservative party members and supporters, including at least one baby, who had gathered at the Brackla Community Centre in Bridgend.

She arrived early and after a short introduction by the secretary of state for Wales, MP Alun Cairns, launched straight into her speech which the crowd followed attentively, cheering at key moments and murmuring thoughtfully when she said a Tory win was not guaranteed.

One particularly crowd-pleasing comment was when Mrs May answered a question from The Guardian's Anushka Asthana about NHS funding.

Mrs May said the NHS was an area where there was a clear choice between Labour and the Conservatives and then said: "I can't stand here in Wales and talk about Labour and the NHS without without saying, 'If you want to see what Labour would do to the NHS, just look at the problems here in Wales'."

Her answer was met with loud cheers.

Mr Cairns said this was Mrs May's fifth visit to Wales in three months and that the welcome got "warmer and warmer" each time.

He said: "There has never been a more important time to be a Conservative because there has never been a more important time for a strong and stable leadership as we negotiate to leave the European Union and deliver a successful economy beyond.

"It is also an extremely important time for the union of the UK.

"It's never been more relevant than it has for generations because the union of the UK will deliver that economic prosperity and that stability that we have seen start to recover over recent years."