Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 20 September 2016.
Well that’s exactly, of course, what many in the UK Government believe. For me, access to the single market in terms of goods and services is a red line. That’s something that cannot be negotiated away. I have made the suggestion of a seven-year moratorium; I think that offers a possibility as far as the UK is concerned—I’m trying to be helpful as far as the UK Government is concerned here—in order to maintain access to the single market. But, no, for me, it’s access for goods and services that is the red line.