The UK Parliament Vote on the UK Government's Brexit Deal

Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:08 pm on 16 January 2019.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 3:08, 16 January 2019

Thank you for that answer, First Minister. For two years, the Prime Minister has pursued a European policy dedicated to protecting the interests of the Tory party rather than the interests of the country. For two years, she has treated the people of Wales and the Welsh Assembly with total contempt. Every promise of engagement and participation has been broken. The UK is now in a state of constitutional—[Interruption.] It is now in a state of constitutional rigor mortis. Government is paralysed and the UK has now become a laughing stock and the Prime Minister a beacon of incompetence. The US have Trump; we have Theresa May.

Following last night's catastrophic and historic defeat, she says the Government will listen and reach out across the Commons, but, at the same time, she says her red lines stay in place—so, no discussion on a customs union, no discussion on a single market, no discussions on free movement or the European Court of Justice, no discussions with Her Majesty's opposition. So, having excluded everyone—the EU included—who on earth is she reaching out to? This is a fatally flawed Prime Minister, a Prime Minister in denial, leading a Government that has no legitimacy, no mandate and no clue. First Minister—[Interruption.]—First Minister—[Interruption.]—First Minister—[Interruption.]—First Minister, do you have any confidence in the Prime Minister?