Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 17 October 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:45,
17 October 2017
It’s an exceptionally worrying prospect. As I’ve said before, no deal is the worst deal. To leave in chaotic circumstances would be bad for everybody. The concern that I have is that insufficient progress is made by March 2019 so that no deal becomes the default position. That is something that she and I are in exactly the same position in terms of saying that we would oppose that. It’s hugely important that there is a deal on the table that enables Welsh businesses to be able to access the single market on the same terms as now.
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