{"id":23273,"date":"2019-03-05T17:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=23273"},"modified":"2019-03-05T17:05:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:05:33","slug":"welsh-assembly-brexit-debate-dubbed-a-waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/welsh-assembly-brexit-debate-dubbed-a-waste-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Assembly Brexit debate dubbed a &quot;waste of time&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welsh Assembly members are debating a motion to condemn a no-deal Brexit.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe move was initiated by the Welsh Government, which opposes Prime Minister Theresa May&#8217;s Brexit deal. The vote is not binding and would only be a symbolic gesture.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ve joined forces with the Scottish Government, and the Holyrood Parliament is debating the same motion at the same time in a first for the devolved administrations.<br \/>\nAt a press conference, First Minister Mark Drakeford said\u00a0&#8220;The purpose of all of that is to try to &#8211; one more time &#8211; get over to the UK government the views of devolved administrations, that we cannot sign up to a proposition in which we would leave the European Union without a deal.&#8221;<br \/>\nThose who are seeking to stop Brexit are encouraged by the motion. Peter Gilbey, head of Wales in Europe, said &#8220;It&#8217;s important. Throughout the Brexit process, the devolved nations and governments have been consistently antagonised and ignored by Theresa May&#8217;s Government.<br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t really have any legal weight, but the political significance very meaningful especially as it&#8217;s taking place at the same time as the vote in Scotland.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe move has frustrated advocates of the UK&#8217;s departure from the European Union. John Harrison from Vote Leave Wales said\u00a0 &#8220;It&#8217;s symptomatic of the flaws of the current Welsh Assembly. Wales is a Leave country. This debate will have no impact whatsoever on the UK Government. 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