Newport Wafer Fab offers us a glimpse at the high-skilled jobs and economy of the future that the UK Government should be facilitating in Wales. Sadly, continued dither and delay from the Tory government has left investment on hold and placed jobs at risk.

I have repeatedly called on Ministers to act to protect livelihoods and encourage investment in this strategically significant sector.

Read my comments in full in the Western Mail and the Guardian.

Finally, on 1st March, the UK Government listened.