Summary

  • UK government is considering a possible management and workforce buy out for Port Talbot steelworks

  • Tata announced on Tuesday it would sell its loss-making UK operations, putting thousands of jobs at risk

  • The Welsh Assembly is to be recalled on Monday to discuss a way forward

Live Reporting

  1. Calls for assembly recall over possible Tata UK sale

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    Senedd debating chamber

    There is cross party support for the Welsh Assembly to be recalled after Tata confirmed it is considering selling its UK business.

    Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood both backed the idea of recalling the assembly - an idea also supported by First Minister Carwyn Jones.

    Any recall would need the approval of Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler and would need to happen before 6 April - the pre-election point at which members are no longer officially AMs.  

  2. Tata Steel: Government considers Port Talbot options

     The BBC understands the government is considering options for Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant, including a possible management and workforce buyout. Full story

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  3. Good morning

    Morning. What next for the steel industry in Wales? We will be taking a look at the implications of Tata Steel's decision to sell its UK operations.