Rhun ap Iorwerth set for First Minister’s Questions after agreeing budget deal with Labour
Rhun ap Iorwerth is set to face opposition leaders and Senedd members in the Welsh Parliament
The session comes hours after the Welsh government announced it had struck a deal with Labour over its mini-budget
The government last week also announced it would look into closing part of the M4 to help ease congestion, and would look into a new Menai crossing in north Wales
You can watch FMQs live by clicking play at the top of this page from 13:30 BST
Edited by Adam Hale, with David Deans and Adrian Browne at the Senedd
Earlier today the Welsh government said it had reached a deal with Labour on its mini-budget, which had failed to pass in the summer.
The deal will see the government commit to an extra £60m for the education of children with additional learning needs (ALN).
Welsh Labour had rejected a £40m a year deal across three years in angry scenes at the Welsh Parliament in the last week of term in July.
Its leader Ken Skates had previously demanded £100m when the supplementary budget was last discussed before accepting the Plaid Cymru-led administration's latest offer.
Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Rhun ap Iorwerth is set to face Senedd members just hours after his Plaid Cymru government announced it had struck a deal with Labour over its mini-budget.
His weekly First Minister's Questions session will see opposition leaders get a chance to scrutinise ap Iorwerth on whatever subject they like.
Plaid ministers had spectacularly failed to get their mini-budget through the Senedd in July, after tabling a vote on the matter despite failing to do agree a deal with anyone.
It is also a week after the government announced it would look into a possible new Menai crossing and work to tackle congestion along the M4, with the possibility access to the motorway in Newport may be reduced.
We'll bring you the highlights from today's FMQs, which you can also watch live by clicking play at the top of the page from 13:30 BST.
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