8. Debate on NNDM6958 — The Prospects for a Brexit Deal Following the House of Commons Vote

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:36 pm on 30 January 2019.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 6:36, 30 January 2019

Well, it was certainly the policy of the UK party, and, of course, the Prime Minister has been reminded of that in the past. Certainly, it is the case that the referendum was not accepted by the UK—. I hear what he says about the Welsh Conservatives, and I know his own personal view, but the reality is it was not accepted by the UK Conservatives and, of course, it's not accepted by UKIP now. So, when I hear people saying, 'We shouldn't have a second referendum', I dismiss what they say.

Two more points I want to make—I see time is coming to an end, Presiding Officer—since when were the views of business to be dismissed so flippantly by the Conservative Party, by UKIP? Apparently, the voice of business, apparently, business leaders—[Interruption.]—are part of project fear. Some of the language I've heard from free marketeers—. In a sec. Free marketeers would make the most strident Marxists blush, because they have run down businesses and have said, 'Businesses don't know what they're talking about.'

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