8. Plaid Cymru Debate: 'No Deal' Brexit

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:19 pm on 16 January 2019.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 6:19, 16 January 2019

(Translated)

May I thank everyone who's contributed to this colourful debate this afternoon? I think that that, of course, reflects the strong feeling and the increasingly polarised feelings in this debate, and that is a shame, but of course that is the challenge we're facing in terms of finding a way out of this huge conundrum. And Adam Price struck a sobering note at the very outset, giving us a picture of the damage that a 'no deal' Brexit would cause, and he admitted himself that perhaps he is wrong. But if he is wrong, then certainly he won't be the only one, because there are commentators and experts and people working in sectors across the economy, across the UK, who fear and predict the same outcome, as does the Government itself. So, is it a risk worth taking? Well, no it's not, and that is why we as a party have brought this motion forward today.

I want to mention the impact on the agricultural industry, because it's a sector that's very close to my heart, and it's one that is of course going to be facing the storms of Brexit more than most other sectors, perhaps.