Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:11 pm on 8 July 2020.
Minister, I am disappointed with your reaction today, trying to blame Brexit for the position that we find ourselves in, and I'd encourage you to listen to the First Minister's response to me in First Minister's questions about adopting a more positive approach to engage with the company. If I was the company's managing director and I listened to your responses today, I would realise that there was a 'closed' sign for me coming back to Wales, and I think that's highly regrettable. There's the opportunity to build a factory in Bridgend, and that should happen, without a shadow of a doubt, and I want to put my shoulder to the wheel and support that, but your negative tone today will do nothing to reopen negotiations with that company. Last time I looked, Portugal was in the European Union and Nissan just reaffirmed their commitment to Sunderland. So, why on earth is it the case that you're being so negative on this proposal?