Not a deal we called for, but avoids the catastrophe of a no-deal

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Rob James - Labour Leader
Cllr Rob James, Leader of Carmarthenshire Labour said: “Today’s vote on the future relationship with the EU is a simple choice between what is a thin and disappointing deal agreed by the Tory UK government, or leaving without a deal at all. Plaid Cymru might be willing to throw the UK off the edge of a cliff, but Labour will not allow that to happen.

“Renegotiation is not an option. The clock stops ticking at 11pm tomorrow night (31 December). By voting against, Plaid Cymru and Adam Price are essentially voting for the catastrophe a no-deal would bring to communities and businesses in Carmarthenshire.

“This is not the deal we called for nor would Labour would have negotiated.

“But Carmarthenshire voted in favour of leaving the EU; Labour respects that decision. Going forward, we would look to use this deal as a platform on which better arrangements can be negotiated in the future; seeking to cut the additional costs this deal places on businesses and farmers exporting to the continent, cut the additional bureaucracy and red tape being introduced and a deal that does not fall short of what was promised to Carmarthenshire residents during the referendum.”


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