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Darren Millar, who represents Clwyd West, came under fire from Plaid Cymru Deputy Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth for keeping his EU citizenship, while voting to take it away from others.
Fears for future of UK beef farming as Australians eye up tenfold increase in exports after trade deal
20/05/2021
Boris Johnson has been warned that his prospective trade deal with Australia could spell “a slow painful death” for Britain’s beef farming industry, after one of Australia’s biggest producers said a zero-tariff agreement could increase exports to the UK tenfold.
A new government scheme was meant to replace EU structural funds lost after Britain left. But critics say it delivers less money and will do little to bolster the Tories’ levelling up agenda.
The leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price calls on Labour to make the positive case for the single market and customs union.
Welsh first minister shreds Tory party’s solution for HGV driver shortage and blames saga on Brexit
29/09/2021
A leading politician has slammed the Conservatives over the HGV lorry driver shortage and claimed that Brexit has played a large role in it.
Diverting trade from Wales a ‘consequence of Brexit’, says Irish Foreign Minister.
Opposition to ‘irresponsible’ Australia trade deal rages on as minister urged to ‘fight back’ or resign
24/05/2021
Liz Truss insists ‘British farmers have absolutely nothing to fear from this deal at all’
No 10 is in denial about the cost of Brexit – and the Welsh Government about what they can do to fix it
25/03/2021
Meanwhile, in the real world, we have seen a catastrophic slump, by 41%, of all our exports to the Continent. / Trade between Welsh ports and Ireland (which remains in the single market) has seen a decline of 50% in Holyhead, and 40% in Pembrokeshire.
THE European Commission (EC) has urged the UK to “engage” over the Northern Ireland Protocol as the Welsh first minister hit out at Westminster plans to override the Brexit agreement.
The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales have written to Boris Johnson to request an extension to the Brexit transition period.
Senior figures in Scotland and Wales warn Brexit is bringing a ‘statutory fist crashing down’.
Mark Drakeford has warned the Brexit deal agreed by the UK Government with the EU on Northern Ireland earlier this week could have a negative impact on Welsh Ports.
Nicola Sturgeon says exiting the Brexit transition period at the end of the year would be "extraordinarily reckless".
Wales' cultural identity is at stake in the row over an Australian trade deal being finalised by the UK government, the first minister has warned.
Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.
UK ministers are granting themselves powers to spend on infrastructure in Wales.
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill is set to be the first time in the history of devolution that both Scotland and Wales refuse to give consent.
Could an independent Wales go it alone?
09/08/2019
Wales is not too poor to be an independent nation. The ex-first minister of Wales believes so anyway, though others are less sure. So, how would Wales fare economically if it had to go it alone in a post-Brexit world?
The post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU is a "thin deal' for Wales, says the first minister.
Plans for Holyhead port show "just how shambolic" UK ministers have been on Brexit, Wales' first minister has said.
A growing number of Welsh citizens now favour an independent Wales, thanks partly to Plaid Cymru’s decision to position itself as a Remain party.
The first minister has accused the UK government of lacking urgency addressing falling freight numbers at Welsh ports.
The Welsh and Scottish governments have said they will work together to try to keep the UK in the European Union.
The UK must be open to Wales voting to quit the union, a Welsh Government report has said.
Conservative MS raises concerns over delays with post-Brexit replacement grant for EU funding
18/01/2023
A Welsh Conservative has told the Senedd that the new UK subsidy control regime is taking so long to navigate that it’s having a detrimental impact on a business in his constituency.