DURING the final First Minister’s Questions of this Senedd term, Regional MS for South Wales East Laura Anne Jones challenged the First Minister over Wales’ energy strategy.

Ms Jones said: “Wales needs energy that is affordable for households, reliable for industry, and secure for the long term.”

“For too long, Welsh energy policy has been driven by ideological Net Zero targets imposed without regard to cost, reliability, rural impact, or democratic consent.”

“A Reform Welsh Government will act as an active enabler of nuclear development, not a passive bystander or a blocker.

“We will not allow ideological opposition by Plaid to frustrate or halt nationally important nuclear developments, and we would end ridiculous Net Zero targets that are bringing our Welsh economy to its knees.”