Responding to the announcement that Automotive supplier Schaeffler will close its Llanelli site due to the ‘uncertainty of Brexit’, Plaid Cymru AM for Mid and West Wales Helen Mary Jones said:
“The closure of the Schaeffler plant and the loss of 220 Welsh jobs because of Brexit uncertainty is just the first step in the destruction of the manufacturing industry in Wales. With the almost identical and equally destructive Brexit policies of the Conservatives and Labour, Wales faces an economic onslaught from Brexit with our communities paying the price.
“This will be the economic reality of Brexit. We need certainty on the negotiations before March. Without clarity we will be facing a Blind Brexit, with the business critical detail decided from a position of weakness outside Europe.
“Labour must change its policy and realise that the best option for Welsh businesses is to stay in the single market and the Customs Union.
“At this time of economic turmoil Wales needs more than a lethargic Labour party and callous Conservative party, both pursuing policies in their own interest and against those of our nation.”
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