Plaid Cymru says Labour ‘abandoned’ Port Talbot steelworkers after Tata closure

Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks before its two blast furnaces closed (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

Labour have let down former workers from Tata Steel’s plant in Port Talbot, an MP has claimed, as she said the Government did not know how many redundant employees from the steelworks in south Wales it has helped retrain.

Liz Saville Roberts, who leads Plaid Cymru in Westminster, said two Government departments reported it did not know how many staff had accessed a fund established to help 2,500 workers who were made redundant in last year.