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0:00:00 > 0:00:01- Hello.
0:00:01 > 0:00:05- As First Minister, I believe it's - my duty to be honest with people...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- ..especially when things are hard - and the news isn't great.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- That's why I wanted - to use tonight's broadcast...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- ..to talk about the steel crisis.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- And even though there's an election - around the corner...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- ..I'm not here to play one side off - against another.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27- As a Labour Government, we've worked - with Tata Steel for many years.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- We've helped bring in investment - to Wales.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- That work is under threat.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- There is a steel crisis in the UK, - and Tata want to sell.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- We've been working hard - behind the scenes for months...
0:00:42 > 0:00:47- ..to try to prevent a situation - where factories have to close.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- But there is still uncertainty.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- Plants in Port Talbot, Shotton, - Trostre and Llanwern...
0:00:53 > 0:00:54- ..are all under threat.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- Now we need - the UK Government to help out.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- When the banks went bust...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- ..the UK Government - was there to pick up the pieces.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Now there is a case to see the same - response for our steel producers.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Steel must have a future in Wales - and the UK.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- It would be a strategic disaster...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- ..to become a country - that doesn't produce its own steel.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- Are we seriously contemplating - a future...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- ..where the UK spends billions - on our armed forces...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- ..but where we lack the material...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- ..to produce a single ship or plane - ourselves?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Let's face it, - we are talking about modern works...
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- ..producing world-class products.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- With the right support, we can - get through this tough period.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- We can't be distracted by those - who want to use this crisis...
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- ..as a stick - to beat the European Union.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- We need a grown-up response - to a serious problem.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- The task ahead is complicated.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- It will be hard - to achieve a good result.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- But we're leaving no stone unturned - in our quest...
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- ..to secure a sustainable future for - our steel communities here in Wales.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- I've just come off the phone - to Tata's head office in Mumbai...
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- ..stressing the need for time to - find a buyer for the Welsh plants...
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- ..and reminding them of their - responsibility to the workers...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- ..and the areas they operate in.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- I'll shortly be meeting the - Prime Minister to impress on him...
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- ..the need for us to find a solution - for our steel industry.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- Never has our slogan, - Together for Wales, meant so much.
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