Welsh Secretary Peter Hain greeting the prime minister on his arrval in Cardiff. A �1bn electrification programme of the railway line between London and Swansea was announced to coincide with the visit.
The prime minister said the electrification programme would make the rail link first class.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband boarded Cardiff University�s research and teaching vessel Guiding Light in the Severn Estuary to see one of one of the proposed lines for the Severn Barrage.
Gordon Brown is flanked by First Minister Rhodri Morgan and Welsh Secretary Peter Hain as they leave the Cardiff station.
Before holding the Cabinet meeting the prime minister visited BBC Wales for a radio interview.
Mr Brown took time out to talk to BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akhgar.
The prime minister chatted with other members of BBC Wales staff
The PM's radio chat ranged from swine flu and Afghanistan to his holiday plans and what he wants to do when he retires
After touring various areas of south Wales, the cabinet met at Glamorgan's cricket ground, the Swalec Stadium
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