Cast theIr ballots In the second round of parlIamentary electIons. These are lIve pIctures of a PollIng StatIon In parIs. FInal OpInIon Polls suggest marIne Le Pen s far rIght natIonal rally wIll secure the most votes, but Its thought Its unlIkely to wIn an outrIght majorIty In the natIonal assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country Into a chaotIc hung parlIament, severely dentIng the authorIty of presIdent Emmanuel Macron. The antI ImmIgratIon natIonal rally scored hIstorIc gaIns In last sundays fIrst round vote, gIvIng Le Pen and The Partys 28 year old Leaderjordan Bardella theIr fIrst realIstIc chance of runnIng the government and takIng control of the natIonal assembly. However, after hundreds of rIval candIdates from centrIst and leftIst partIes dropped out to gIve theIr allIes a better chance of defeatIng the far rIght, Le Pen s hopes of wInnIng an absolute majorIty seem less certaIn. Our Correspondent Mark Lowen has been talkIng to voters In parIs. It could be seIsmIc fo
Its laura in the studio. In glorious green. Thanks. If youre listening and not watching, its glorious. Im paddy in the studio. And henry in the studio. So, the last 48 hours, theres lots and lots and lots of talk already about the history and the significance. And weve kind of gone On And On And On And On And on about that. What was interesting to me today was actually slap, bang, thank you or maybe not Thank You Very Much maam. Big, Big Dilemma for this new government, forjonathan reynolds. The new Business Secretary has to decide what to do about the Tata Steel Plant in Port Talbot in wales, where there are 3,000 jobs around that number at risk because the company that owns it, Tata Steel, wants to close the Blast Furnace before they build another, newer, greener one. And this is one of the early but there will be many of them tough decisions for this new labour government, which will get to the heart of what theyre all about and what kind of economy they want, and the ways in which
Would employ fewer people. We see this As A mAjor priority. I hAve AlreAdy spoken to TAtA Steel About it, As hAs the new Prime Minister mAde time for thAt conversAtion. I will be tAlking to them AgAin todAy, Asking representAtives of the workforce, shAron And unite, Also community And gmb, to tAlk to me next week About thAt. It is not About Underwriting Loss mAking businesses in perhAps A wAy we might hAve thought of IndustriAl Policy in the pAst. It is About being A pArtner for investment in future. There is more money AvAilAble for the Steel Industry under our plAns for Government. But thAt is About mAking sure we meet this trAnsition with the privAte sector together And recognise i think shAron used the phrAse it is A Good exAmple of how we hAve to mAke sure thAt decArbonisAtion is not deindustriAlisAtion, And weve Got to do thAt together. But there is A better deAl for Port TAlbot And the Steel Industry As A whole, i Am sure of thAt. MeAnwhile, the TAtA Steel Uk Ceo RAjesh NAir sAi
We see this as a major priority. I have already spoken to Tata Steel about it, as has the new Prime Minister made time for that conversation. I will be talking to them again today, asking representatives of the workforce, sharon and unite, but also community and gmb, to talk to me next week about that. It is not about Underwriting Loss making businesses in perhaps a way we might have thought of Industrial Policy in the past. It is about being a partner for investment in the future. There is more money available for the Steel Industry under our plans for Government. But that is about making sure we meet this transition with the private sector together and recognise i think sharon used the phrase it is a Good example of how we have to make sure that decarbonisation is not deindustrialisation, and weve Got to do that together. But there is a better deal for Port Talbot and the Steel Industry as a whole, i am sure of that. Meanwhile, the Tata Steel Uk Ceo Rajesh Nair said in a statement. A
Its laura in the studio. In glorious green. Thanks. If youre listening and not watching, its glorious. Im paddy in the studio. And henry in the studio. So, the last 48 hours, theres lots and lots and lots of talk already about the history and the significance. And weve kind of gone On And On And On And On And on about that. What was interesting to me today was actually slap, bang, thank you or maybe not Thank You Very Much maam. Big, Big Dilemma for this new government, forjonathan reynolds. The new Business Secretary has to decide what to do about the Tata Steel Plant in Port Talbot in wales, where there are 3,000 jobs around that number at risk because the company that owns it, Tata Steel, wants to close the Blast Furnace before they build another, newer, greener one. And this is one of the early but there will be many of them tough decisions for this new labour government, which will get to the heart of what theyre all about and what kind of economy they want, and the ways in which