6. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Departure from the European Union

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:13 pm on 29 January 2020.

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Photo of Mark Isherwood Mark Isherwood Conservative 4:13, 29 January 2020

On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union, Wales voted to leave, and did so again in the European elections last year. In the UK general election last month, the people of north Wales voted to get Brexit done. Yet, this Labour Welsh Government, backed by Plaid Cymru, have repeatedly refused to follow the people’s instructions on this and an increasing number of other matters.

Quoting businesses in north Wales, the Daily Post said last October, 

'Uncertainty fuels uncertainty...We need an end to...Brexit uncertainty.'

Last November the Confederation of British Industry's director general said,

'So many businesses here in Wales are full of optimism and enthusiasm. They want to be talking about—and acting on—Welsh strengths. To signal that Wales is open for business. But desperately want to put an end to uncertainty.'

Yet, the Labour Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru have stoked up uncertainty at every opportunity. They scaremonger about the future of the NHS. However, the 2019 Conservative manifesto was crystal clear that our NHS is not for sale. It says:

'When we are negotiating trade deals, the NHS will not be on the table. The price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table. The services the NHS provides will not be on the table.'

They scaremonger about the UK shared prosperity fund—