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Michael Howard was born in Llanelli and spent the first 18 years of his life in the town

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Mr Howard was shown an old picture of his mother and father by members of the Williams family

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He had tea with Audrey Williams, her daughter Alyson and granddaughters Carys and Elinor

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A crowd of Conservative supporters greeted their leader as he arrived at the premises that use to be his parents' clothes store

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Mr Howard chatted to market traders Catherine Coleman and Sarah May

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The Conservative leader was followed by around 20 television, radio and newspaper journalists during the visit

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Mr Howard posed for a picture with 10-year-old Llangennech School pupil Ffion Griffiths