Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:54 pm on 2 May 2018.
And it shows exactly why the Tories cannot be trusted on this.
Yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary attempted to argue the semantics of a consent decision versus consent. Again, there is no difference. What you conceded to is Westminster can interpret 'no' as 'yes', and it's a situation of, 'Heads we lose, tails they win'.
Let's turn to the so-called agreement. Trust not law is what underpins this agreement, and I don't trust the Tories in Westminster to act in the Welsh national interest, but it seems like this Government does. And it's this concept of trust that lies at the heart of the issue of this deal with the Tories. As part of the deal, Labour trusts that the 26 policy areas outlined in the agreement will be all that Westminster wants to take back control of. Nowhere in legislation is this codified, and this could rise to any number as they see fit. And let's be clear: no extra powers will be devolved as a result of this deal. Powers that were already with this Assembly will simply be exercised with this Assembly, and that does not amount to extra powers. This is the bare minimum that the devolution settlement allows for, and to claim otherwise is to mislead this Assembly and the people of Wales.
But that's not the worst of it. The short document outlining the agreement packs an impressive number of concessions. My colleagues will highlight many more, but one of the most jarring is the different treatment of Wales to England. Admittedly, this is complicated, but in the non-binding agreement—[Interruption.]—there is a vague commitment to legislate on England-only matters.