Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:04 pm on 30 January 2019.
I thank Rhun ap Iorwerth for his speech. He says that, last night, he was able to agree a form of words for the motion with Welsh Government. I just wonder when Welsh Government were cosying up to Plaid Cymru, who want to break up our United Kingdom, whether they thought of an alternative approach that they might take, one of supporting the UK Government in its negotiating position and going to the European Union and saying, 'We don't want 'no deal', so therefore you need to change your position so that the withdrawal agreement becomes acceptable to the British House of Commons'. When there is a negotiation between the UK Government on one side and the European Commission on the other side, does the Welsh Government not think, are they not concerned about what side they appear to be on when they start a motion with the phrase 'condemns the UK Government'? What does that say about them? They then ludicrously go on to condemn it for its failure to engage in cross-party negotiations, when it is their leader who, until tea time today, was refusing to meet the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?