The court action comes after the firm announced plans to restructure the business.

The furnaces will operate into the new year despite fears they could close before Christmas.

Union reps say there is a “vacuum of communication” about plans for a £1.25bn green transition.

Tata Steel UK submits plans to the council for its electric arc furnace.

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens says the money "didn't exist", a claim denied by her Tory predecessor.

The last blast furnace in the town shut down on Monday marking the end of traditional steelmaking there.

The site's blast furnaces will eventually be replaced with electric arc furnaces.

Photographers have documented the impact of the closure of the second blast furnace at Tata Steel.