9. 9. Urgent Debate: The UK Government-DUP ‘Confidence and Supply’ Agreement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:38 pm on 27 June 2017.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 5:38, 27 June 2017

I thank Andrew for giving way on this point, because he raises the important issue that as part of the peace process, historically, successive Governments have indeed shown their beneficence to Northern Ireland in order to actually solidify the peace process—part of the so-called peace dividend. Absolutely right. This is a whole different kettle of fish. I would ask him to reflect very carefully on the difference between actually underpinning the Good Friday agreement and making sure that those institutions stand, and actually showing a deep unfairness to the different constituent parts of the UK, by doing a deal that does not show fairness to other parts. This is not the same thing. And I would simply ask, in sitting down, for the leader of the Welsh Conservatives to speak as the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, not the Secretary of State for Wales.