22/05/2016 BBC Wales Today

Good evening.

Proposals to ban e-cigarettes in some public places are to be

dropped from Wales' public health bill.

The first minister Carwyn Jones says he doesn't have enough support

in the Assembly to get the legislation through.

Here's our political correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

In the last vote of the last Assembly before the election,

the government narrowly lost a vote to ban the use of e-cigarettes

in some public places.

There has been speculation they might try again,

but that's been ruled out today.

There is no point running into a brick wall,

so it is important that we get a Public Health Bill through that

will command support across the Assembly.

We have to recognise reality, and there are many aspects

of the Public Health Bill that are important, and it is important

to get those through.

Mr Jones has said he wants more cooperation between parties

in Cardiff Bay, so he will go back to the drawing board

on council mergers as well.

He needs opposition support to get his policies and his budgets

through, and reached agreement with Plaid Cymru

to become First Minster.

But they were very few details in the deal between the two parties.

The First Minister said many details were unclear about Plaid Cymru's

calls for more doctors.

He also was not keen on the party's call for an independent commission

to look at big infrastructure projects, and that could

cause a few problems.

We have agreed to set one up, and that was the agreement

that we made last week in order to allow him

to be elected as First Minister.

As I have said, for Plaid Cymru support on future votes,

including legislation and budget, I expect to see some progress

and no reneging on the agreement we have

made this week.

Another area where things could get a bit rough is the M4 relief road.

The government favours the so-called black route, Plaid Cymru oppose

because of the cost.

They prefer another plan, called the blue route.

We would not support the blue route, for the simple reason

that it is a dual carriageway and there is no point in replacing

one dual carriageway that is crowded with another dual carriageway,

that makes no sense to me, given the fact is not that much

cheaper than the black route.

Secondly, the blue route runs past literally thousands

of people in their houses.

Labour could rely on support from the Conservatives, but all parties

will have to wait for an independent enquiry into the M4 first.

One area they do agree about is that there is

different way of working in Cardiff Bay now.

The BBC understands that two of the bidders for TATA steel's UK

operations are prepared to work together.

Liberty House and Excalibur, a management buy-out team,

say they'll submit separate bids, BUT, could work in partnership.

Teleri Glyn Jones has the details.

This week, bosses at Tata Steel HQ in India will be deciding which of

the seven bids to buy the company's UK steel operations will move

forward in the sale process.

The BBC understands that now two of those

bidders, Excalibur, led by Stuart Wilkie,

a Tata Steel executive and Liberty Steel led by Sanjiv

Gupta are willing to co-operate.

Neither side would comment today but the

community trade union said a joint venture

would be an interesting and

potentially positive development.

UKIP's leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, says Neil Hamilton reinforces

stereotypes about the party.

Mr Gill was responding fter Mr Hamilton, described two senior

female AMs as "political concubines" in Carwyn Jones'

"harem".

Mr Gill told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme

the party had to be professional.

But Mr Hamilton says he has no regrets about the language he used.

Some sporting headlines now, starting with cricket.

At close of play, Glamorgan are all out for 260

against Essex on the first day of their second division test.

In reply, the visitors are 29 for 1 in their first innings.

It's been a big day for cycling in Wales.

Around 12,000 amateur riders took part in the Velothon,

setting off from Cardiff.

There've been some changes following criticism last year

about road closures, a lack of information,

and the effect on businesses.

There's been formal consultations, there's been a whole load of public

meetings, over 200,000 letters have gone out to individuals, individual

addresses, you know, we've also had the team behind

the scenes that's been working with hundreds and

hundreds of individual calls.

People going about their daily lives, you

know, carers having to get access to patients, people needing to get

married and needing to get to, you know, their wedding venues.

Time now for your Sunday weather round up.

A bright start to the day tomorrow, but some heavy showers developing

in the East of the country later.

Further west it will be drier, with sunny spells.

Top Temperature 16 Celsius.

And that's it from the Sunday Wales Today team.

We'll have updates in breakfast from 6:30 but for now,

from everyone on the programme, have a very good evening.

Good night.

Nos da.