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| Brexit: Theresa May wants Welsh Government 'engaged' in talks | Brexit: Theresa May wants Welsh Government 'engaged' in talks |
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| Theresa May has said she wants the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" in Brexit negotiations. | Theresa May has said she wants the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" in Brexit negotiations. |
| She made her first visit to Wales as prime minister on Monday, meeting First Minister Carwyn Jones for talks in Cardiff. | She made her first visit to Wales as prime minister on Monday, meeting First Minister Carwyn Jones for talks in Cardiff. |
| The new Tory leader said she recognised concerns on EU funding, and said she wanted Welsh steelmaking to continue. | The new Tory leader said she recognised concerns on EU funding, and said she wanted Welsh steelmaking to continue. |
| Meanwhile Mr Jones has said the formal process for leaving the European Union should be triggered before next summer. | Meanwhile Mr Jones has said the formal process for leaving the European Union should be triggered before next summer. |
| The future of the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, where more than 4,000 jobs are at risk, was on the agenda for Monday's meeting at the Senedd. | The future of the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, where more than 4,000 jobs are at risk, was on the agenda for Monday's meeting at the Senedd. |
| Mrs May described the meeting with Mr Jones as "very constructive" and said it covered a number of issues including the UK leaving the European Union. | Mrs May described the meeting with Mr Jones as "very constructive" and said it covered a number of issues including the UK leaving the European Union. |
| "What I want to see is the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom," she said. | "What I want to see is the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom," she said. |
| "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 thought article 50 - the process that formally launches a country's withdrawal from the EU - should be triggered before summer 2017. | Mr Jones, in an interview with BBC Wales, said he thought article 50 - the process that formally launches a country's withdrawal from the EU - should be triggered before summer 2017. |
| He said: "It's difficult to give a firm view because nobody knows, but for me it would be very difficult to go beyond next summer. | He said: "It's 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." | "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 he welcomed Mrs May's renewed invitation for the Welsh Government to be part of the Brexit negotiations. | He said he welcomed Mrs May's renewed invitation for the Welsh Government to be part of the Brexit negotiations. |
| 'Deliver for Wales' | '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. | "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." | "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 for the single market that existed involved the free movement of people as well. | But he said the difficulty was that the only model for the single market that existed involved the free movement of people as well. |
| Mr Jones said people's concerns about freedom of movement could not be "ignored". | Mr Jones said people's concerns about freedom of movement could not be "ignored". |
| Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said it was positive to see the new prime minister coming to Wales. | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood 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. | Mrs May succeeded David Cameron as prime minister last Wednesday and vowed to lead a "one nation" government. |
| Mr Jones previously admitted he knew "very little" about Mrs May - who he had never met before - but hoped she would be able to deliver an improved devolution settlement. | Mr Jones previously admitted he knew "very little" about Mrs May - who he had never met before - but hoped she would be able to deliver an improved devolution settlement. |
| Analysis by BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini | Analysis by BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini |
| Theresa May and Carwyn Jones may be well apart politically but they have one thing in common: neither wanted the UK to leave the EU but they have to deal with the consequences. | Theresa May and Carwyn Jones may be well apart politically but they have one thing in common: neither wanted the UK to leave the EU but they have to deal with the consequences. |
| This brief meeting at the assembly was above all a "get to know you" session, and an opportunity for the new prime minister to go to all corners of the UK before a summer filled with meeting global leaders. | This brief meeting at the assembly was above all a "get to know you" session, and an opportunity for the new prime minister to go to all corners of the UK before a summer filled with meeting global leaders. |
| There wasn't much to unpick from her brief interview afterwards, but I thought her call for the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" went further than expected. | There wasn't much to unpick from her brief interview afterwards, but I thought her call for the Welsh Government to be "involved and engaged" went further than expected. |
| I asked whether the UK government would be prepared to make up any financial shortfall facing Wales after a Brexit. | I asked whether the UK government would be prepared to make up any financial shortfall facing Wales after a Brexit. |
| There was no definitive response, other than she recognised the concerns. | There was no definitive response, other than she recognised the concerns. |
| It will take much longer for developments to take shape although there is a growing sense of the potential timings for the start of official negotiations. | It will take much longer for developments to take shape although there is a growing sense of the potential timings for the start of official negotiations. |
| Welsh Government officials say Mrs May reiterated her view that triggering article 50 (to officially launch the two-year Brexit process) would be difficult this side of January. | Welsh Government officials say Mrs May reiterated her view that triggering article 50 (to officially launch the two-year Brexit process) would be difficult this side of January. |
| Mr Jones has now altered his view that the process should begin sooner rather than later. | Mr Jones has now altered his view that the process should begin sooner rather than later. |
| He now believes it should start in the first six months of 2017. | He now believes it should start in the first six months of 2017. |