Our Senedd Members are just about settling into life in Ty Hywel, their new home for the foreseeable future, and FMQs is still rattling on. This week, party leaders question defence decisions in Wales, and tensions within the Labour Party are a hot topic once again.
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00:00Here behind me in Tihuel, Senedd members are getting used to their new temporary digs
00:06and are straight back on it with the big questions like nothing ever changed.
00:10VE Day celebrations have been taking place all week across the country
00:13and Darren Miller made it clear that peace that came with VE Day
00:16should be remembered and continued on, with efforts here in Wales having a big impact on the war in Ukraine.
00:22Because of course war continues to rage in Eastern Europe due to Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine,
00:28a country that I visited along with a number of other MS's over the Easter recess,
00:33my second visit since the start of the war.
00:36And I was struck when I visited this time about how much people in Ukraine appreciate the solidarity
00:44of the people of Wales and the support of the Senedd for their war efforts.
00:51According to the Tory leader, Wales play a key role in the defence industry in Wales and the rest of the UK.
00:56But he says that companies involved in ammunitions, weapons and technology
01:00can't apply for Welsh Government investment bank funding, something that he says should be reversed.
01:05But Lenino Morgan wants to safeguard the companies before making any big decisions.
01:11Please can you explain, First Minister, why is that the case?
01:15And what are you going to do to remove the restriction on the Development Bank of Wales
01:19from being able to invest in the defence companies that we need to see succeed
01:23in order to make sure that we have national security here at home and abroad?
01:28I think there are companies and businesses in Wales that can make a major contribution.
01:35And I think the fact that the MOD now will be getting a significant uplift in its budget
01:40gives an opportunity for Welsh companies.
01:43But I'm happy to explore further what the situation is in relation to the Development Bank for Wales.
01:52From Plaid Cymru, the rhetoric for the last few months has been surrounding
01:55Aline Edmorgan's apparent lack of influence over Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Westminster.
02:01A number of quite impactful decisions made in Westminster have been detrimental to Wales,
02:05according to Srinath Yorworth.
02:06And he says Aline Edmorgan is letting her Welsh Labour counterparts in the UK Parliament
02:11get away with making decisions directly opposed to Welsh Labour Senate members.
02:15The Plaid Leader wants answers.
02:17She talks about Labour as a family.
02:20It is a political party.
02:22It is a political party that this First Minister is asking people to vote for,
02:27whilst confirming again today that she is perfectly happy for Labour MPs from Wales
02:32to vote against Wales' interests, time and time again.
02:37Already we've had £1.6 billion additional funding into the Welsh Labour government coffers.
02:46It is important for us to recognise that we have set out today a whole series of areas
02:52where we want to see Partnership in Power delivering more.