PM questioned over why he failed to step-in to protect Port Talbot steelworks
Plaid Cymru's comments come as MPs gather to debate the nationalisation of Scunthorpe steelworks
The Prime Minister is being asked to explain why he failed to intervene to protect Welsh steelmaking in Port Talbot, as MPs gather to pass emergency legislation relating to the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe.
It's six months since Port Talbot's last blast furnace was closed as part of Tata Steel's transition to greener production.
Speaking on Friday, Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts MP said: "Parliament is being recalled tomorrow to debate the nationalisation of Scunthorpe steelworks.
"But when global market forces devastated Welsh livelihoods in Port Talbot, Labour dismissed Plaid Cymru's calls for nationalisation as 'pipe dreams'.
"In a real emergency, governments step up to defend their strategic interests. Plaid Cymru recognised the importance of Welsh steelmaking. Labour chose to look the other way."
Asked by journalists why this wasn't on the table for the Port Talbot steelworks, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "We are taking the appropriate action.
"Obviously negotiations have been going for some time but now is the time to take this action, to take control of the plant.
"That means all options are on the table - all viable options - and obviously we will take it forward from there."