Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister – in the Senedd at 2:33 pm on 16 January 2019.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:33, 16 January 2019

Well, as the Member says, there is a motion of no confidence before the House of Commons today. I have read the same speculation as he has in relation to whether that will succeed or fail. I should say that it would be extraordinary for a UK Government to fail to get its principal policy adopted and supported in the House of Commons and then continue in Government. It would be pretty much unprecedented in recent times, certainly, and I think, in those circumstances, we should not yield the position that the Government should lose the confidence of the House of Commons in today's debate. I certainly hope that the motion will prevail. 

On the broader point, our policy has been, as he is aware, and continues to be that the objective of the Prime Minister ought to be to bring before the House of Commons a deal reflecting the principles which we have, in 'Securing Wales' Future', set out, and if that is not possible, and if a general election is not possible either, then, in those circumstances, the people may have a final say as a means of resolving that situation.