8. Plaid Cymru Debate: 'No Deal' Brexit

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:56 pm on 16 January 2019.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 5:56, 16 January 2019

Look, of course, I would rather we left the EU with a deal. Of course I would rather that. However, what I don't think you can do is completely rule out the possibility of no deal, because if you do that, what you do is you give all your bargaining chips away to the EU and say to them, 'No matter what you give us, we will take it because we are not going to rule out no deal.' So, it's not a good negotiating strategy. Of course. I want a deal. I want a good deal for the United Kingdom as we leave, and I want a good deal for Wales. And I think that's why we've seen a response from the UK Government, which has accepted the result of the vote last night, but has also reached out to people across the aisle and in all parts of the UK in terms of the devolved administrations and said, 'Right, okay, we accept the outcome of that vote. Help us now to craft something that we can all agree on so that there can be a team UK approach as we leave the EU.'