The UK Government's Legislative Programme

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and the Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 2:57 pm on 20 October 2021.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 2:57, 20 October 2021

I thank the Member for those comments and I think he's absolutely right; it is no accident, in my view. When you look at the cumulative effect and the combination of legislation in particular areas, it seems to me there is a concerted strategy. I think it's a strategy that arises from the fact that we have a Government that basically dislikes devolution and thinks devolution was a mistake. What message does—[Interruption.] What message—[Interruption.] What message—? Well, to whoever says, 'What rubbish, we would only have to quote back to him the comments of the Prime Minister that were made and have been well published, and that he is well aware of. I think the difficulty comes from not only believing that devolution was a mistake—