During what turned out to be a bit of a routine FMQs, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth confirmed that his government had been in touch with Tata after the news that plans for an electric arc furnace could be delayed.

Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas pressed the first minister to promise all student nurses a job when they graduate - ap Iorwerth did not commit to that, but said work had begun to help support students get careers in the NHS.

Labour's interim leader Ken Skates tried to get the first minister to commit to what kind of death he would like to afflict upon badgers - bludgeon them, poison them, shoot them or gas them? The FM did not take the bait - but simply said they would follow the science on bovine TB.

Lots of constituency issues were raised, including urging government help with the fire safety problems at Cardiff's Victoria Wharf, which saw cross-party consensus.

We're ending our live coverage shortly, thanks for joining us.

David Deans
Wales political reporter

Students training for NHS jobs have been demanding answers after failing to get jobs once they graduate - a problem that dates back to before the election.

Today Rhun ap Iorwerth came under pressure from Reform's Dan Thomas to promise all student nurses a job when they finish their courses - but declined to make such a commitment.

Ap Iorwerth says his health minister has begun the work to ensure they can support students to have careers in the NHS.

Thomas said he took that as a no, and said "student nurses will now be forced to look abroad".

He also asked if ap Iorwerth would stick to previous calls to restructure Betsi Cadwaladr health board.

The first minister said Betsi Cadwaladr is on notice but that patients don't want new structures, but better health care.

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Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, Plaid's Kiera Marshall says people living in Cardiff's Victoria Wharf are "day-to-day feeling unsafe in their own homes".

She says the complex has suffered with serious building defects and fire safety issues.

Ap Iorwerth says the Welsh government is working quickly to introduce regulations under the Building Safety Act to ensure leaseholders in Wales are protected.

Reform's Joe Martin also takes up the case, asking if Plaid will commit to legally binding remediation deadlines, and real sanctions for developers that miss them.

The first minister says they will be considering enforcement action where signatories to the Welsh government developer contract to remediate buildings fail to deliver.

Former Cardiff council leader Huw Thomas says the previous Labour had passed "very strong legislation" on cladding and fire safety and says there is a "cross-party chorus on this matter".

Fflint Wrexham MS Carrie Harper brings up Wrexham council's local development plan (LDP) "which was withdrawn by the previous Welsh government due to a successful court case brought by Wrexham councillors", she says.

You can read more about the row here.

The Plaid Cymru member asks how ap Iorwerth he will "ensure that local development plans can be amended in response to real time changes in local housing needs".

The first minister says he has "asked officials to identify options to increase community engagement in LDP preparation and [to ensure] planning decisions includes local authorities too".

He says local planning authorities must stick to national planning policy but this "can be updated regularly to reflect government priorities".

Reform's Gareth Beer, who represents the seat of Sir Gaerfyrddin, says people in Carmarthenshire are angry at the industrialisation of the countryside "with massive wind turbines, huge solar sites, substations and miles and miles of pylons".

He claims the communities feel "abandoned" by Plaid.

Ap Iorwerth says the government "genuinely understands the need to have an approach to energy that recognises the role that communities play".

He accuses Reform of harbouring "climate change denying views", and says there is a need to fulfil environmental obligations.

Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter says Plaid Cymru's election manifesto promised to protect people renting their homes, asking what the new government plans are to "move at pace to end no-fault evictions".

Ap Iorwerth says this issue is "something we are very, very keen to move forward on quickly", and that he wants to work "in partnership with him" on this.

"Also, fair rents is at the core of our housing policy, alongside that is the protections that we need to put in place," the first minister adds.

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Plaid's Zaynub Akbar asks about youth homelessness in north and east Cardiff in her constituency of Caerdydd Fynnon Taf.

She says many young people in Cardiff are in "impossible housing situations" - like sofa surfing.

The FM says a "secure and affordable home is a basic prerequisite".

Reform's Cai Parry-Jones, who is an MS in the same area, says there is scope to work cross party to tackle homelessness. He says it is "intolerable" that veterans are potentially sleeping on the streets of Cardiff.

Ap Iorwerth says they have make sure the Armed Forces Covenant - a promise that veterans will be treated fairly - "actually mean something".

How will Wales tackle bovine TB?published at 14:24 BST

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Gareth Lewis
Wales political editor

A decision looms for the Welsh government on what to do to tackle TB in cattle.

It's a controversial subject, with some environmental groups urging ministers to rule out a cull of badgers, which also carry the disease - Labour's Ken Skates raised the issue with his question to the first minister.

Plaid Cymru's manifesto pledged a "new approach" which recognised wildlife as a "source of infection".

Might something targeted along the lines of what happens in Northern Ireland be an option?

There, badgers are trapped and then vaccinated if they are free of the disease, or put down if they're carrying it.

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Mair Rowlands says many of the town centres in her constituency of Bangor Conwy Mon are in decline.

The Plaid Cymru MS says too many businesses in Bangor in particularly have closed their doors.

The first minister says there is potential for the city to be regenerated, and says the city's university and the council need to be brought together.

Another of the constituency's MSs, Reform's John Clark, says tourism tax is one of the biggest worries in the area, and asks if it will be scrapped - Rhun ap Iorwerth says "no".

A reminder that each constituency has six Members of the Senedd (MSs) representing it - you can see which parties have seats where in this guide.

Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Darren Millar asks if the first minister if will impose an "immediate moratorium on industrial scale solar and wind farm developments" on agricultural land.

"Let's face it, once this land is gone, it's gone, right?" said Millar, urging ap Iorwerth to "look at the planning system and review the national framework" on the matter.

The first minister says he doesn't think frameworks need to be changed, and adds it's "the application and the consistent application of those rules that the previous [Welsh Labour] government, I thought, was not doing".

Interim Labour leader Ken Skates asks how would Plaid Cymru like to kill badgers - a question that receives a mix of groans and laughs from the public gallery.

"Is it to shoot badgers? To poison badgers, perhaps bludgeon them or gas them?" Skates asks.

Ap Iorwerth says he won't engage with what he says is not a serious question.

But on the eradication of TB, the first minister says they will follow the science.

"I don't think your answer today will allay any concerns out there," Skates adds.

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Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas says yesterday's announcement by Tata that its electric arc could be delayed was a disappointing day for Welsh industry.

He says he was reassured that the arc's construction was still viable, but asks what the first minister is doing to secure Welsh jobs.

Rhun ap Iorwerth mocks Reform for having wanting to bring back a "defunct" blast furnace.

He says his minister for enterprise did speak yesterday with Tata UK's chief executive "in order to discuss the way ahead".

But many of the powers are in the hands of the UK government, he adds.

You can read more about Tata's announcement here.

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The second question comes from Reform's Ben McKenna, on whether the Welsh government will use its powers to reduce taxes for people.

He says he recognises the need of well-funded public services, but that an excessive tax burden can "discourage economic activity".

Will the Welsh government rule out new or existing taxes being raised, he asks.

Ap Iorwerth says there will be no change to rates of income tax.

The previous Labour Welsh government accepted every single recommendation from the child practice review on Foden, says Lynne Neagle, who was its education minister.

She asks if the new Plaid Cymru government will commit to "every single recommendation" too.

Rhun ap Iorwerth gives her that assurance.

Reform's Andrew Griffin says many questions remain over Gwynedd council in connection with the convicted paedophile headteacher, Neil Foden.

Rhun ap Iorwerth says everyone was appalled by the actions of Foden, and that action needs to be taken on the child practice review's findings.

"We need to continue to fight for justice for these young people and future young people," he says.

The review last year found there were more than 50 missed opportunities to stop Foden - you can read about it here.

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A topic that may come up in FMQs, and that was reported over the weekend, is that Tata's plans for an electric arc furnace in Port Talbot could be delayed for up to eight months.

The Indian-owned steel company said there were problems with the electrical connection that was needed, which might put the project back.

It was hoped to be up and running by the end of 2027.

Opposition try to make life hard for the new FMpublished at 13:29 BST

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Gareth Lewis
Wales political editor

First Minister’s Questions doesn’t always need to reach boiling point to be effective.

Last week’s was a slow burner in which opposition leaders tried to make life uncomfortable for Rhun ap Iorwerth.

They pressed him for definitive positions on hospital waiting lists, nuclear power and a third Menai crossing, having sensed that - in some areas - the new Plaid Cymru government is reluctant to commit definitively.

Since then the Welsh government has also declined to confirm a council tax revaluation in 2028.

Today is another opportunity for the opposition to hold the FM’s feet to the fire, or for ap Iorwerth to spark a debate of his own.

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth is about to face opposition leaders and backbenchers in the second of his weekly First Minister's Questions (FMQs)

It is just over a month since Plaid Cymru leader ap Iorwerth led his party to victory in the Senedd election, propelling Plaid into government for the first time.

The euphoria for his party has long ebbed away - and ministers now face questions over how they plan to deliver their flagship policies, like getting waiting lists down and expanding childcare.

How FMQs works is simple - backbenchers get to enter questions ahead of time, while party leaders can ask the first minister whatever they like.

After a couple of scheduled questions, we will hear from Reform's Dan Thomas, before Labour's Ken Skates and the Conservatives' Darren Millar.