{"id":15693,"date":"2017-01-24T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T12:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15693"},"modified":"2017-01-24T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T12:37:44","slug":"welsh-ams-react-supreme-court-brexit-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/24\/welsh-ams-react-supreme-court-brexit-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh AMs react to Supreme Court Brexit ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WELSH AMs have reacted to today&#8217;s Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling that the UK government cannot formally start the Brexit process without a Westminster vote.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The court ruled that Theresa May cannot trigger Article 50, to\u00a0start the process of removing the UK from Europe, without first consulting parliament.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies and Scottish parliament do not have to be consulted.<\/span><br \/>\nAndrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative AM for South Wales Central, reacted positively, saying: &#8220;The UK Government will now rightly get on with the job of delivering on the will of the Welsh and British people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UK Government will now rightly get on with the job of delivering on the will of the Welsh and British people.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew RT Davies (@AndrewRTDavies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewRTDavies\/status\/823837341324341249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhun Ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru AM for Ynys M\u00f4n responded to Mr Davies saying:\u00a0<\/span>&#8220;Had to read this twice, but yes, Welsh Tory leader is saying it&#8217;s good that the Parliament of Wales has no say over Wales&#8217; interests in this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Says the Party which has confirmed today it will be voting against the wishes of the Welsh public. Democracy? Only when you agree with Plaid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TXBp36xhwa\">https:\/\/t.co\/TXBp36xhwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew RT Davies (@AndrewRTDavies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewRTDavies\/status\/823841611851452418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welsh Ministers have spent over \u00a384,000 of taxpayers money on their ridiculous claim Assembly approval was needed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Asghar Member of Welsh Parliament (MS\/AS) (@MohammadAsghar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MohammadAsghar\/status\/823859681051475968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some Parliaments are more sovereign than others it seems. So much for a partnership of equals.  Westminister is taking back control &#8211; of us.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Price (@Adamprice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adamprice\/status\/823863337456963585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep up to date with further developments through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffian_news\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@cardiffian_news<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Where we will be live tweeting the First Minister&#8217;s questions from Senedd.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELSH AMs have reacted to today&#8217;s Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling that the UK government cannot formally start the Brexit process without a Westminster vote. 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