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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 the Community union, said it would "shock" the workforce. | Mark Davies, of the Community union, said it would "shock" the workforce. |
| The decision puts the jobs of thousands of UK workers under threat - including those in Port Talbot, Trostre in Llanelli, Llanwern in Newport and Shotton in Flintshire. | The decision puts the jobs of thousands of UK workers under threat - including those in Port Talbot, Trostre in Llanelli, Llanwern in Newport and Shotton in Flintshire. |
| 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' | '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". | 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 "a sustainable future for the industry in Wales". | He said the issue "goes above party politics" and that "all parties will have to work together" to ensure a successful sale and "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." | 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. | The priority now was to seek out a reliable potential buyer, she added. |
| Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock told the BBC he was "very disappointed that the turn-around plan was not accepted". | Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock told the BBC he was "very disappointed that the turn-around plan was not accepted". |
| "We now need to look at the other options and we need to see the government and Tata Steel and, of course, the workforce working closely together. And of course, the Community union will play a role in that as well," he said. | "We now need to look at the other options and we need to see the government and Tata Steel and, of course, the workforce working closely together. And of course, the Community union will play a role in that as well," he said. |
| "The fundamental point is that the fight is always on to ensure that we continue to make steel in Port Talbot. | "The fundamental point is that the fight is always on to ensure that we continue to make steel in Port Talbot. |
| "If that's under the ownership of Tata Steel or another company will remain to be seen." | "If that's under the ownership of Tata Steel or another company will remain to be seen." |
| Mr Davies, from the union, said: "It's not the news we wanted. It's going to shock the workforce as well." | Mr Davies, from the union, said: "It's not the news we wanted. It's going to shock the workforce as well." |
| General secretary of Community union Roy Rickhuss, who was in Mumbai as part of the delegation meeting Tata, said the outcome was "better than expected". | General secretary of Community union Roy Rickhuss, who was in Mumbai as part of the delegation meeting Tata, said the outcome was "better than expected". |
| "We believe we have got a position that is better than we expected, in regards to the strong indication and rumours before we came here that the potential closure not just of Port Talbot but potentially of other assets within the UK is not being considered," he said. | "We believe we have got a position that is better than we expected, in regards to the strong indication and rumours before we came here that the potential closure not just of Port Talbot but potentially of other assets within the UK is not being considered," he said. |
| "It's not an ideal situation. Nobody is saying it's what we wanted. What we wanted was for the Tata board to buy into the turn-around plan." | |
| An official announcement from Tata is expected on Wednesday morning, he added. | An official announcement from Tata is expected on Wednesday morning, he added. |