Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:54 pm on 16 January 2019.
Diolch, Llywydd, and I move the amendment tabled in my name. Of course, this is a very timely debate, given the events of last night. The meaningful vote on Britain's EU withdrawal agreement was an opportunity, in my view—an opportunity for politicians from all four nations in the UK of all political colours and of no political colours, remainers, leavers to put aside their differences and to put aside ideology on EU membership and try to act in the national interest. And it's a matter of deep regret to me that, unfortunately, given the opportunity that was there that it was not actually taken. Now, we know that the clock is ticking in relation to the date of 29 March, which will be the date when we leave the EU, as is currently the target, in any case, and I think it's important and imperative upon any Government, both here and at Westminster, to make sure that we do everything that we can to leave the EU on 29 March in an orderly way. And that's precisely, of course, what the UK Government was seeking to do. [Interruption.] Of course I will.