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Port Talbot management 'in steelworks takeover bid'

There are reports of a potential management buyout of the steelworks in Port Talbot. It's understood Stuart Wilkie, Managing Director of Tata Strip Products UK, is heading up a buying team alongside other staff members.

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Plaid Cymru calls for Welsh and UK governments to 'work together' to secure Port Talbot's future

Leanne Wood has called for all parties to put aside their political differences and 'work together' to secure the a future for Port Talbot steelworks.

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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 must be to seek out a reliable potential buyer to ensure that the highly-skilled workforce at Port Talbot can continue to produce world-class steel.

The National Assembly is currently in recess but must be recalled in order for all parties in Wales to coordinate a political response focused on safeguarding the future of this vital industry.

Losing this plant would be a devastating blow to the whole steel industry and to the Welsh economy. We are still living with the effects of losing the coal industry in the eighties.

Continued risk and uncertainty is unacceptable. Any further action must be decisive and proactive, and we must continue to fight tooth and nail to protect Tata workers and their jobs. They deserve nothing less.

– Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru leader
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