This week, I was able to challenge the First Minister Eluned Morgan about her failure to stand up for Wales when it came to the Welsh national interest in the UK Budget.

The Westminster Government's recent budget will feel like a continuation of austerity for many, despite the promises made in the summer about change.

 As the UK budget unravels, it's clear that Wales is losing out on rail funding - unlike other parts of the UK.  Because under chancellor Rachel Reeves, the treasury's cynical manipulation of the funding formula has further lessened how much rail cash is available to us in Wales.

The decrease in the share of rail funding is due to the ever-increasing cost of England’s HS2 rail project, which rightly leads to extra cash for Scotland and Northern Ireland - but nothing for Wales.

I do welcome some measures in the budget, including the long-overdue acknowledgement that Westminster owes us money to clear coal tips, and changes to the mineworkers' pension scheme. But for the coal tips money, £25m is nowhere near what is needed.

Assessments suggest it could cost £600million to clear coal tips across Wales. These tips are the legacy of how our communities were exploited.

Our valleys should never have been saddled with them, let alone be expected to pay towards making them safe.

I'd go further, and argue that the tips stand as reminders of the neglect and betrayal suffered by our communities, of the wealth that was stolen from beneath our feet, whilst we were left with the rubbish on our hillsides.