7. 7. Plaid Cymru Debate: The Economy and Brexit

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:27 pm on 7 June 2017.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 4:27, 7 June 2017

We don’t agree with your proposal that the Assembly should have veto power over any Brexit deal. I appreciate Dai Rees has just made some arguments to the contrary of what I’m going to say, but the Welsh Assembly doesn’t have any devolved powers to deal with immigration or international trade. What would actually happen if Theresa May did negotiate a Brexit deal and then the Welsh Assembly actually vetoed such a deal? You would simply provoke a constitutional crisis that could leave many people to question the very existence of the Welsh Assembly itself. So, my advice on the question of the Brexit veto is to tread very carefully. Thank you.