Diolch, Llywydd. I move this Plaid Cymru motion in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Our motion comes when Wales needs to articulate a clear stance on the customs union as the negotiations on EU withdrawal proceed. This is a question that affects Welsh jobs, it affects the future of Welsh ports, it affects the nature of the UK's border with Ireland, which is also the Welsh border with Ireland. Make no mistake: the position of Wales in the UK on the customs union is critical not just to our own economy, but to the future of the Irish peace process and institutions as well.

Now, Plaid Cymru has placed a lot of emphasis on the benefits of the single market, but Wales needs the customs union as well. As things stand, the Westminster Government intends to remove Wales from the customs union. This paves the way for an extreme Brexit based on undercutting, deregulation and lower standards.

This week, the UK opposition party has clarified that it would seek a customs union with the EU. The Plaid Cymru motion makes it clear that we support Wales and the UK's continued membership of the current EU customs union as opposed to a new customs union. This is more than mere semantics. Membership of the customs union allows the UK to trade freely in all goods across Europe. Crucially, membership of the customs union gives the UK access to over 50 countries outside the EU. A bilateral customs union with the EU, on the other hand, which is what the UK Labour Party is advocating, is essentially an undefined free trade agreement that will give us access to a limited set of goods. For instance, Turkey's—