<p>Wales’s Relationship with the European Union</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 2:08, 17 January 2017

First Minister, no doubt you were as appalled as I was last week when Tory MPs in Westminster talked for four hours to talk out the private Member’s Bill from Melanie Onn MP, which would have safeguarded every aspect of employment legislation currently protected under EU law once we leave the European Union. And I note that in stark contrast to the actions of her MPs last week, the Prime Minister in her statement this morning gave certain assurances on workers’ rights. But does the First Minister agree with me that this demonstrates that there is a clear split in the Tory party on this critical issue of workers’ rights, meaning it’s going to be more difficult than ever to ensure that workers are protected in a post-Brexit Britain, and does he further agree with the TUC that we will need to know exactly what the framework for workers’ rights and jobs will be?