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James Williams and Daniel Davies digest another week of difficult headlines for the new First Minister

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis to sweep up as the dust settles on two opposition debates in the Senedd seeking to address the continuing controversy around a £200,000 donation to Vaughan Gething's Labour leadership campaign from a man twice convicted of environmental offences

Felicity Evans and David Deans discuss the latest developments in Tata Steel's plans to close both its blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant before talking to Andrew Morgan, leader of the Welsh Local Government Association, about how councils view the recently announced changes to the implementation of the Welsh Government's default 20mph policy. The pair also explore the ongoing controversy surrounding a £200,000 donation towards Vaughan Gething's Labour leadership campaign from a man twice convicted of environmental offences.

With the Senedd back in session after the Easter recess, the new First Minister Vaughan Gething can now properly get down to business. Following a debut appearance at FMQs and a statement on "delivering Wales' priorities", Felicity Evans and James Williams explore what the past week in Cardiff Bay reveals about Mr Gething's approach to his new role with BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis. And more than a decade in the making, Pembrokeshire-born academic Sam Blaxland discusses his new history, "The Conservative Party in Wales, 1945 - 1997"

Felicity Evans and James Williams examine the news that hospital doctors are pausing strike action for further pay talks with the Welsh Government with BBC Wales health correspondent Owain Clarke. And with three weeks to go until elections for Police and Crime Commissioners to the four Welsh forces, former deputy PCC Sophie Howe explains what the job is all about.

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by politicians past and present for a book club special. Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant discusses his latest work of history, "James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder". Plaid Cymru MS Delyth Jewell's pick is the epic historical fantasy "Babel" by R F Kuang. And the former Conservative AM Suzy Davies champions "Pearl", the debut novel of the Welsh poet Siân Hughes

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis and Jo Kiernan, special adviser to former First Minister Carwyn Jones, to look back at Vaughan Gething's successful campaign to succeed Mark Drakeford and explore what to expect from the new man at the very top of Welsh politics

As its hearings in Cardiff conclude, Felicity Evans takes a deep dive into the evidence presented to the Welsh module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in the company of BBC Wales health correspondent Owain Clarke and WalesOnline's Welsh affairs editor Will Hayward

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by BBC Wales business correspondent Huw Thomas and Steffan Evans, director of policy at the Bevan Foundation, to sift through the details of the Chancellor's Budget and examine what they mean for Wales

Felicity Evans and James Williams dig into the issues that prompted Welsh farmers to protest outside the Senedd with Dr Hazel Wright of the Farmers' Union of Wales and Andrew Tuddenham of the Soil Association in Wales. And BBC Wales social affairs correspondent India Pollock reflects on the opening week of evidence to the Welsh leg of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.