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| Calls for assembly to be recalled over Tata UK 'sale' | Calls for assembly to be recalled over Tata UK 'sale' |
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| Calls for the Welsh Assembly to be recalled have been made amid reports Tata is to sell its UK business, including Port Talbot steelworks. | Calls for the Welsh Assembly to be recalled have been made amid reports Tata is to sell its UK business, including Port Talbot steelworks. |
| The decision was revealed by union sources after the Indian company held a board meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. | The decision was revealed by union sources after the Indian company held a board meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. |
| AMs are currently on an Easter break, but with the election campaign under way there are no plans for the Senedd to meet until after polling day. | AMs are currently on an Easter break, but with the election campaign under way there are no plans for the Senedd to meet until after polling day. |
| Mark Davies, of Community union, said the news would "shock" the workforce. | |
| The decision puts the jobs of thousands of UK workers under threat. | The decision puts the jobs of thousands of UK workers under threat. |
| It comes after Tata announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs - 750 at Port Talbot in January. | It comes after Tata announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs - 750 at Port Talbot in January. |
| 'Above party politics' | |
| Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood both backed the idea of recalling the assembly. | Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood both backed the idea of recalling the assembly. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Commenting on reports of the sale, Mr Davies said it was "quite clear that the assembly must now be recalled prior to dissolution". | |
| He said the issue "goes above party politics" and that "all parties will have to work together" to ensure a successful sale and "to secure a sustainable future for the industry in Wales". | |
| Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood said: "If it proves to be true that Tata intends to sell the Port Talbot steelworks, politicians from all parties and from within the Welsh and UK governments must work together to secure the future of the plant." | |
| The priority now was to seek out a reliable potential buyer, she added. | |
| Mark Davies, of the Community union, said: "It's not the news we wanted. It's going to shock the workforce as well." |