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| Theresa May: Welsh Government to be 'engaged' in Brexit talks | Theresa May: Welsh Government to be 'engaged' in Brexit talks |
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| Theresa May has said she wants the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" in Brexit talks. | Theresa May has said she wants the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" in Brexit talks. |
| Mrs May made her first visit to Wales as the new prime minister where she met First Minister Carwyn Jones for talks in Cardiff. | Mrs May made her first visit to Wales as the new prime minister where she met First Minister Carwyn Jones for talks in Cardiff. |
| The new Tory leader said she recognised concern about EU funding issues, and said she wanted to see steelmaking continue in Wales. | The new Tory leader said she recognised concern about EU funding issues, and said she wanted to see steelmaking continue in Wales. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Jones has said article 50 should be triggered before next summer. | |
| Mrs May was greeted by Mr Jones on the Senedd steps on Monday morning. | Mrs May was greeted by Mr Jones on the Senedd steps on Monday morning. |
| The future of the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, where more than 4,000 jobs are at risk, was on the agenda as well as Britain's future relationship with the EU. | The future of the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, where more than 4,000 jobs are at risk, was on the agenda as well as Britain's future relationship with the EU. |
| Mrs May said: "The union is very important to me." | Mrs May said: "The union is very important to me." |
| She described the meeting with Mr Jones as "very constructive" and said it covered a number of issues including the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. | She described the meeting with Mr Jones as "very constructive" and said it covered a number of issues including the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. |
| Mrs May said: "What I want to see is the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom. | Mrs May said: "What I want to see is the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom. |
| "I want the Welsh Government to be involved and engaged in the discussions we are having, as along with other devolved administrations. That's why I'm here today." | "I want the Welsh Government to be involved and engaged in the discussions we are having, as along with other devolved administrations. That's why I'm here today." |
| Asked if she could give an assurance that the UK government could make up the shortfall from EU aid, she said: "I recognise this concern about the funding issues. While we're members of the European Union, funding continues." | Asked if she could give an assurance that the UK government could make up the shortfall from EU aid, she said: "I recognise this concern about the funding issues. While we're members of the European Union, funding continues." |
| On steel, Mrs May said: "We want to continue to see steelmaking here. That is in the Welsh interest but also the UK national interest." | On steel, Mrs May said: "We want to continue to see steelmaking here. That is in the Welsh interest but also the UK national interest." |
| Mr Jones, in an interview with BBC Wales, said he thinks article 50 - the process that triggers a country's withdrawal from the EU - should be triggered before next summer. | |
| He said: "Its difficult to give a firm view because nobody knows but for me it would be very difficult to go beyond next summer. | |
| "I think that people who voted to Leave would start to say, 'hold on we voted to Leave, when's this going to happen?' They wouldn't be very happy." | |
| He said Mrs May reiterated an invitation for the Welsh Government to be part of the Brexit negotiations, which he welcomed. | |
| 'Deliver for Wales' | |
| On the issue of whether EU funding will be replaced by the UK government, he said: "I think she understands the need to make sure that the UK delivers in a way that the EU does at the moment, in order to make sure that the UK does deliver for the people of Wales." | |
| "The reality is nobody knows what the answers are when it comes to Brexit," he added. | |
| "For me, what is hugely important is that our businesses are able to export into the European Union without tariffs." | |
| But he said the difficulty was that the only model that exists involves the free movement of people as well. Mr Jones said people's concerns about freedom of movement could not be "ignored". | |
| Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru leader, said it was positive to see the new prime minister coming to Wales. | Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru leader, said it was positive to see the new prime minister coming to Wales. |
| She added: "The Welsh First Minister should make it clear to her that Wales has specific interests which need to be represented during any negotiations over leaving the EU." | She added: "The Welsh First Minister should make it clear to her that Wales has specific interests which need to be represented during any negotiations over leaving the EU." |
| Mrs May succeeded David Cameron as prime minister last Wednesday and vowed to lead a "one nation" government. | |
| On Friday, she visited Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon where she described the meeting in Edinburgh as "positive". | On Friday, she visited Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon where she described the meeting in Edinburgh as "positive". |
| Mr Jones previously admitted he knew "very little" about Mrs May but hoped she would be able to deliver an improved devolution settlement. | Mr Jones previously admitted he knew "very little" about Mrs May but hoped she would be able to deliver an improved devolution settlement. |