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| UK must keep EU free movement, says Plaid's Leanne Wood | UK must keep EU free movement, says Plaid's Leanne Wood |
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| Britain would have to keep free movement of people in order to stay in the single market, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood has said. | Britain would have to keep free movement of people in order to stay in the single market, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood has said. |
| But she said there could be room for negotiation with Norway having restrictions on movement. | But she said there could be room for negotiation with Norway having restrictions on movement. |
| The party leader told Plaid's conference that the UK should keep free trade with Europe so Wales' economy does not suffer after Brexit. | The party leader told Plaid's conference that the UK should keep free trade with Europe so Wales' economy does not suffer after Brexit. |
| Leanne Wood said 200,000 Welsh jobs depend on being in the single market. | Leanne Wood said 200,000 Welsh jobs depend on being in the single market. |
| She called for a Welsh seat at the negotiating table on the terms of leaving the EU, and suggested there was an "opportunity" for new powers and even an independent Wales. | She called for a Welsh seat at the negotiating table on the terms of leaving the EU, and suggested there was an "opportunity" for new powers and even an independent Wales. |
| "Plaid Cymru accepts the referendum result," she said. | |
| "Our red line at all times is the Welsh economy", she said, calling for a "soft Brexit". | |
| "Plaid Cymru will never sign off or endorse something that is bad for Wales. We cannot accept that a majority of people in this country would have wanted to do that." | |
| Ms Wood, speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today Programme, said questions of immigration and the single market were "not on the ballot paper" at the EU referendum. | Ms Wood, speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today Programme, said questions of immigration and the single market were "not on the ballot paper" at the EU referendum. |
| "I've been speaking to a number of key players in the Welsh economy and they're all telling me that tariffs and being outside the EU's regulatory regime would be damaging to them," she said. | "I've been speaking to a number of key players in the Welsh economy and they're all telling me that tariffs and being outside the EU's regulatory regime would be damaging to them," she said. |
| When asked if the UK should stay in the single market and keep freedom of movement, she said: "Well I think we'd have to. | When asked if the UK should stay in the single market and keep freedom of movement, she said: "Well I think we'd have to. |
| "I've been to Brussels and spoke to officials there and they are very clear about the freedom of movement of goods, trade and people all coming as a package." | "I've been to Brussels and spoke to officials there and they are very clear about the freedom of movement of goods, trade and people all coming as a package." |
| But she added: "That's not to say there isn't some room for negotiation. Norway have some restrictions on free movement there - you have to have a job before you can go to Norway." | But she added: "That's not to say there isn't some room for negotiation. Norway have some restrictions on free movement there - you have to have a job before you can go to Norway." |
| Free movement of people allows citizens of EU countries to live and work across the 28 member states. | Free movement of people allows citizens of EU countries to live and work across the 28 member states. |
| 'Toxic' debate on immigration | 'Toxic' debate on immigration |
| In her keynote speech to delegates in Llangollen on Saturday, Ms Wood outlined a three-point plan to protect Welsh interests when the UK leaves the European Union. | In her keynote speech to delegates in Llangollen on Saturday, Ms Wood outlined a three-point plan to protect Welsh interests when the UK leaves the European Union. |
| She called for all four UK nations to be involved in negotiations, and claimed people in communities that voted Leave have been "left behind". | She called for all four UK nations to be involved in negotiations, and claimed people in communities that voted Leave have been "left behind". |
| Ms Wood accused Prime Minister Theresa May of joining in the "toxic" debate on immigration, refugees and free movement. | Ms Wood accused Prime Minister Theresa May of joining in the "toxic" debate on immigration, refugees and free movement. |
| "I consider myself to be a Welsh European but I am also a global citizen," she told the conference. | "I consider myself to be a Welsh European but I am also a global citizen," she told the conference. |
| Ms Wood said new powers or a federal UK, all the way to an independent Wales, could be available. | |
| Delegates were told that Plaid Cymru's budget deal with Labour would help Wales but it still needed an alternative government. | Delegates were told that Plaid Cymru's budget deal with Labour would help Wales but it still needed an alternative government. |
| "We are not seeking a coalition with the Labour Party," she said. | "We are not seeking a coalition with the Labour Party," she said. |
| Analysis by Nick Servini, BBC Wales political editor | Analysis by Nick Servini, BBC Wales political editor |
| Speak to Plaid members in Llangollen at their autumn conference about the departure of the former leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Plaid Labour relations at the assembly and you are likely to get different views. | Speak to Plaid members in Llangollen at their autumn conference about the departure of the former leader Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Plaid Labour relations at the assembly and you are likely to get different views. |
| Mention Brexit, and the party has the luxury of being entirely at one. | Mention Brexit, and the party has the luxury of being entirely at one. |
| I say luxury because, having been to both the UK Conservative and Labour conferences, harmony on a Brexit policy can be difficult to come by. | I say luxury because, having been to both the UK Conservative and Labour conferences, harmony on a Brexit policy can be difficult to come by. |
| The message time and again from the conference floor has been to warn of the dangers for the Welsh economy of leaving the single market. | The message time and again from the conference floor has been to warn of the dangers for the Welsh economy of leaving the single market. |
| More from Nick | More from Nick |