Members observe a minute's silence.

Julie Morgan says the tributes have been "very comforting".

She says "he never looked back, he never regretted things, and the eight years of his retirement were so full and so fulfilled".

She says his death is an "aching loss" to the family, but concludes that he had "a wonderful life and he enjoyed every minute of it".

Applause followed.

Former Llywydd Dafydd Elis-Thomas describes the "beautiful relationship" he had with Rhodri Morgan over almost a decade when he was first minister.

"Rhodri's place in history is secure" says John Griffiths, adding it was a "privilege" to serve in his government.

Mark Drakeford, who worked as Rhodri Morgan's special adviser as first minister and who succeeded him as AM for Cardiff West, recalls campaigning alongside him.

"Household after household have a Rhodri story to tell".

He reminds AMs that Mr Morgan had a "hugely serious political purpose".

Image source, Mark Drakeford

Liberal Democrat Kirsty Williams says Rhodri Morgan "stood taller than us".

She recalls how he wrote to both her and her father with his condolences when her mother died.

UKIP leader Neil Hamilton says Mr Morgan was "universally respected across the political spectrum" and that "it was an honour to walk in his shadow".

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood describes Rhodri Morgan as "a real character" and "a person of kindness, humour and warmth".

"Without Rhodri Morgan, Wales would not be the country it is today" she says.

Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies describes Mr Morgan as a "genuine, decent and upright individual".

He adds that "we are as a country extremely, extremely fortunate that we had a man of such caliber at the start of devolution" and concludes by describing him as "a great man".

First Minister Carwyn Jones describes Rhodri Morgan as a "father figure to him" and says that "what I am now as politician I owe to him".

He concludes, "last week we lost one of our nation's giants.

"He may be gone but his name is written into our history".

AMs now have the opportunity to pay tributes to former First Minister Rhodri Morgan who died aged 77 last week.

All flags at assembly buildings have been flying at half-mast.

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A minute's silence is held.

The Llywydd Elin Jones says "our thoughts are with all those affected by the events in Manchester last night".

The first minister calls the attack "a particular form of cruelty".

Plenary begins with a statement on the suicide attack at Manchester Arena.