Michael Sheen: 'Frightening time' for Port Talbot

Welsh actor Michael Sheen has called the job cuts in the steel industry in Port Talbot "frightening for the town".

More than 1,000 jobs are being cut at Tata Steel, the majority at the Port Talbot plant in south Wales.

Michael Sheen grew up in the Port Talbot area and has made a film set there. He spoke to BBC Newnsight's Emily Maitlis.

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