Well, the First Minister is talking about all sorts of transitional points, which, inevitably, have to be considered. We had similar difficulties when we entered the EU 40-odd years ago. There were problems with the transition; these can be dealt with. But, what I'm concerned with is that the First Minister is always looking on the black side of things and imagining the worst. He did this in relation to Donald Trump in the United States—and I’ve raised this with him several times—when he said that Donald Trump believes in America first, and it would never be possible to agree a free-trade agreement with the United States. What is clear is that it is not going to be possible for the EU to agree a free-trade agreement with the US, but Donald Trump himself has said in the last 24 or 48 hours that he would move very quickly to make a new trade deal with the UK:

‘I’m a big fan of the UK. We’re going to work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly. Good for both sides.’

Can I not persuade the First Minister to have just a glimmer of optimism for the future?