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EU withdrawal bill 'assault on devolution'
16/02/2018
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he will take steps to protect Welsh powers after Brexit if UK ministers do not change their EU withdrawal bill. He claimed the way Theresa May planned to bring powers back from Brussels was a "fundamental assault" on devolution.
Radical proposal to finally get agreement in parliament.
The decision by an automotive business to close its site due to uncertainty surrounding Brexit was described as the “the tremor that will lead to the Brexit earthquake” in the Welsh Assembly today.
A call for work to begin now to prepare for another referendum on EU membership is expected to be backed by AMs later.
Wales should hold an independence referendum if Brexit happens without a further EU poll, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said. People could then choose between an independent Wales at Europe's "heart" or a "forgotten second-class region in a dying British state," he said.
Welsh Independence Is Closer Thank You Think – This Week's Elections Are Another Step Down The Path
05/05/2019
While Brexit deliberation, equivocation and disinformation has come back to bite the two big parties, Wales is ready throw open the doors of our future and take our seat at the table.
Youth representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Plaid Cymru urge MPs to back Final Say vote
The Welsh Government has officially shifted its position on Brexit. It will now primarily argue for the UK to stay in the EU, rather than for its previous proposals for leaving with a deal on the single market and customs union which it said would protect Welsh jobs, prosperity and security.
Labour announce bid to block new Tory PM from suspending parliament to force through no-deal
11/06/2019
'MPs cannot be bystanders while the next Tory PM tries to crash the UK out of the EU,' says Starmer. / Labour will mount a bid to seize control of the Commons agenda to prevent the next Tory prime minister forcing through a no-deal Brexit.
Opposition day debate picked for motion backed by SNP, Lib Dems, Greens and a Tory MP.
The "shambles" in Westminster is driving curiosity in Welsh independence, former first minister Carwyn Jones has said. / Mr Jones will take part in a debate organised by a pro-independence group at the National Eisteddfod, in August.
Plaid Cymru hint at Remain coalition to stop Brexit Party in Brecon and Radnorshire by-election
21/06/2019
Plaid Cymru have suggested a coalition with other parties might be in the offing after Brecon and Radnorshire Conservative MP Chris Davies was ousted by his constituents.
A no-deal Brexit would be a disaster for Wales, but both Johnson and Hunt would prioritise keeping their party together over keeping the Union together, Plaid Cymru's Adam Price writes
Pro-EU parties unite in 'Remain alliance' to defeat Tory candidate for critical by-election
05/07/2019
Sir Vince Cable says political logic of banding together is 'irresistible'
Lib Dems’ hopes rise in Brecon and Radnorshire as Greens and Plaid Cymru stand aside.
Heidi Allen to lead new 'Unite to Remain' organisation designed to help pro-EU parties work together to win seats.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
Rebel MPs vow to occupy alternative parliament as thousands to protest Boris Johnson's prorogation plan
31/08/2019
Parliamentarians must not allow the government to 'avoid scrutiny at this time of national crisis', MPs say. / More than 50 cross-party MPs have vowed to sit in an alternative House of Commons if Boris Johnson suspends parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.
Cross-party group of 40 MEPs sign pledge to work together to keep EU membership on the table
04/09/2019
The MEP delegations of Labour, Greens, Liberal Democrats, Alliance, Plaid Cymru, and the SNP will formally cooperate.
Boris Johnson impeachment: PM could be removed under arcane law if he ignores bill blocking no-deal Brexit, party leader says
09/09/2019
Opposition parties told to prepare to use obscure device to oust prime minister if he ignores parliament.
The prime minister once supported the idea of impeaching Tony Blair over the Iraq war. Now Plaid Cymru are urging other parties to consider the unusual move.
Plaid Cymru should campaign to cancel Brexit if a general election is called, the party's leader Adam Price has said.
Brexit will do for independence what Thatcherism did for devolution, one of Plaid Cymru's MPs has said.
The UK must be open to Wales voting to quit the union, a Welsh Government report has said.