Port Talbot: Tata Steel to close furnaces, with 3,000 jobs expected to go

Some of the political argument has centred around not the what, but the how.

How should the steel industry move away from its coal-burning carbon-emitting present to a greener future?

The UK Government agreed to give Tata £500m to help build a new electric-arc furnace in Port Talbot - so although 3,000 jobs will, go 5,000 will be saved.

Labour has complained the money came too late, was less than other European governments had given, that the transition to electric will happen too quickly and the plans aren’t ambitious enough.

But if unions go on strike what does Labour do?

Do they back it, knowing their own plans for steel if they come to power at Westminster would also involve de-carbonising and accompanying job losses?

How would Tata react to a strike at a plant losing more than a million pounds a day?

The Welsh Secretary said that after meeting Tata he’s worried that a high-profile campaign might lead to them walking away completely.

And for workers – how much planning has been done by both UK and Welsh Governments to make sure the transition to new jobs is as quick and painless as possible?