Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:07 pm on 1 March 2023.
We cannot ignore what the UK Government is trying to achieve through this. Our communities have suffered enough. We've heard clearly from Delyth, Luke, Peredur and others. We know that, having spoken to workers on the ground. We know that people aren't happy in our communities. They're working hard, yet they can't afford to buy food or to warm their homes. They're working harder than ever, working longer hours than ever, missing out on opportunities to be with their families, with young children and so on, they're having to work every hour of the day and still they can't afford food and energy. That's the situation in Britain today, and in Wales today.
Things do have to change. We need the powers here in Wales to change things for the workers of Wales. There is more that the Welsh Government could do, most certainly, and there's more that the UK Government should do. This is about the rights of each and every one of us—each and every one of us—and, as Delyth said, it's about future generations too. We benefited greatly from the battles fought in the past, and we must now fight for those rights to continue.