"It was intense - in a good way," laughed Kerry-Anne.

The defendant, of Enfield, north London, admitted murder, false imprisonment and possession of offensive weapons, but denied raping Louise Hunt.Opening the prosecution's case, Alison Morgan KC said Clifford "carefully planned and executed" the attacks at the cul-de-sac property.

, but they were to determine if he raped Louise Hunt.Carol Hunt was stabbed to death, while Hannah and Louise suffered fatal injuries from a crossbow bolt.The three women were the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, who observed the court proceedings on Tuesday from the public gallery.

"During the course of this prolonged incident, the prosecution alleges that the defendant raped Louise Hunt," Miss Morgan said."It was a violent, sexual act of spite, before he then killed her."

She said Clifford gained access to the family home by deceiving Carol Hunt, before stabbing her to death in a "brutal knife attack".

Miss Morgan said Clifford acted under the guise of dropping off items owned by Louise before stepping inside the property.Attacking the Tories and Plaid Cymru, Drakeford told the Senedd: "There is no other budget that can be endorsed here this afternoon."

He said voting against it was a "vote against" extra treatments in the NHS, the employment of teachers, extra child care places and other policies.Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth intervened and accused Drakeford of a "spurious argument".

"Whilst we can agree with elements of the budget, of course we can – this is a flawed Labour budget."Drakeford responded: "If you were to succeed everything I have outlined this afternoon would be lost."