Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:31 pm on 7 February 2017.
I agree with what the First Minister has said, but surely the point here is that trade enriches both parties and, at the moment, the balance of trade with the EU and with individual members of the EU is very much in their favour. So, all that that does is show that it’s in their interests to enter into a free trade agreement with us to carry on the arrangements that we’ve already got. It’s not a question of us ordering them to do something, or demanding something; it’s in their interests as much as ours.