"Re-join the single market to undo Brexit damage" says Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth
23/06/2023
Wales and the rest of the UK should re-join the single market to undo the economic damage caused by Brexit, Plaid Cymru has said.
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.
The leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price calls on Labour to make the positive case for the single market and customs union.
The UK government needs to "get a move on" in developing the system to replace EU funds in Wales after Brexit, according to a former Welsh secretary.
IN the early hours of Friday morning Labour’s Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford tweeted that Boris Johnson should remember that “the Conservatives are only the largest party in one of the four nations”.
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.
Heidi Allen to lead new 'Unite to Remain' organisation designed to help pro-EU parties work together to win seats.
Plaid Cymru's Adam Price says parties have to put the national interest first.
The SNP is on the rise once again in Scotland and nationalist parties in Northern Ireland outnumber unionists for the first time in history.
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.
Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement.
Brexit will do for independence what Thatcherism did for devolution, one of Plaid Cymru's MPs has said.
WALES and Ireland should strive for greater ties at a crucial juncture in the countries’ shared history, the Senedd heard. / Delyth Jewell led a debate on a report following an inquiry into Wales-Ireland relations.
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.
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.
Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats and the Greens have agreed a pro-EU electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales, BBC Wales has been told.
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.
Johnson condemned for ‘reprehensible decision’ to prioritise Brexit over pandemic response
13/06/2023
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP, has criticised Boris Johnson’s “reprehensible decision” to prioritise Brexit over pandemic preparations.
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.
Exclusive: parties will step aside for each other in 60 seats to give single pro-remain candidate a free run.
UK ministers are granting themselves powers to spend on infrastructure in Wales.
Radical proposal to finally get agreement in parliament.
Plaid Cymru’s Spokesperson for Trade and Business, Hywel Williams MP, has called for the UK to re-join the Single Market and Customs Union as “a vital first step to improving our moribund economy.”
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.