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"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.
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 "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.
A poll of 1,000 people carried out by Beaufort Research found that most wanted the Welsh Government to have full or shared responsibility for dispensing the replacement for EU funds.
Plaid Cymru has accused the UK Government of securing “tiny trade deals” as a result of a ‘frenzied dash for glossy headlines’ and is calling for an economic assessment on the impact of post-Brexit trade deals on the Welsh economy.
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP has called for a public inquiry into the economic impact of Brexit ahead of a debate in Parliament today.
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.
Plaid Cymru should campaign to cancel Brexit if a general election is called, the party's leader Adam Price has said.
Ireland is a nation that has been able to map out its own destiny, says pro-independence Welsh party leader.
Liz Saville Roberts, who represents Dwyfor Meirionnydd, has criticised the Conservative government’s Subsidy Control Bill, which will set new rules in the area.
Plaid Cymru have offered to work with other parties in the forthcoming general election to try and stop Brexit, leader Adam Price has said.
Report calls for ‘exploratory referendum’ to look at options, followed by an in-out vote.
Party leader Adam Price puts Wales breaking away from UK at centre of campaign.
The North Wales police and crime commissioner has refused to apologise for describing voters who backed Brexit as "turkeys voting for Christmas".
The current turmoil in Westminster is the climax of a "six-year long Brexit psychodrama", Plaid Cymru's leader in Westminster says.
A call for work to begin now to prepare for another referendum on EU membership is expected to be backed by AMs later.
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.
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.
Remain parties are working together for a by-election, taking place days after the new prime minister comes to power.
Rishi Sunak quizzed over NI's 'unbelievably special' EU access comments at Prime Ministers Questions [1 min]
01/03/2023
Rishi Sunak claimed the UK offers a “very special status” to Scotland when challenged to replicate Northern Ireland’s “special” EU single market access for other home nations.
Trade secretary had dismissed predictions by Office for Budget Responsibility. / Rishi Sunak has refused to accept Brexit has damaged the UK's trade with other countries – despite the government's own figures showing a sharp drop.
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
This is my promise to European citizens: in this election, I'll make sure your voice is heard - Adam Price
06/11/2019
The only way to protect your rights is to remain in the EU - that's why we will fight to secure a Final Say referendum on Brexit.
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.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
The UK must be open to Wales voting to quit the union, a Welsh Government report has said.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been told there is "significant opposition" to the United Kingdom Government's refusal to consider extending the timetable for talks.
Unite to Remain: the full list of 60 seats targeted in tactical voting pact between Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Greens
07/11/2019
A similar deal delivered Brecon and Radnorshire to the Lib Dems, with organisers hoping to maximise anti-Brexit votes
Welsh Government says EU replacement fund will leave Wales 'with less say, over less money'.
13/04/2022
The Welsh Government says the Shared Prosperity Fund is a broken promise because it means Wales will get hundreds of millions of pounds less than it received from the EU.
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.
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 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.
‘Brexit has devoured its own children’ says Welsh politics professor after Liz Truss resignation
20/10/2022
A Welsh politics professor has said that “Brexit has devoured its own children” after the Conservative party lost four Prime Ministers since the vote in 2016.
Plaid Cymru has expressed serious concerns over the potential impact of the planned application of full Brexit border checks from the autumn.
Anglesey voted by 50.9% for Brexit but the island’s councillors have been warned that the vote could result in choppy waters ahead including cuts to public services.
“Only a total rejection of Brexit lies can fix broken Westminster politics,” Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP will today say in a keynote speech at the party’s annual conference.
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