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| Brexit: Wales 'will back Remain' under Labour government | |
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| The Welsh Government would campaign for Remain in any future EU referendum, even under a Labour-led UK government, the first minister has said. | The Welsh Government would campaign for Remain in any future EU referendum, even under a Labour-led UK government, the first minister has said. |
| It comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to say if he would support Remain in a second Brexit vote. | It comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to say if he would support Remain in a second Brexit vote. |
| Mr Corbyn's plan to stop no-deal Brexit involves defeating Boris Johnson's government in a no-confidence vote and becoming prime minister himself. | Mr Corbyn's plan to stop no-deal Brexit involves defeating Boris Johnson's government in a no-confidence vote and becoming prime minister himself. |
| The UK is due to leave the European Union on 31 October. | The UK is due to leave the European Union on 31 October. |
| Following the Leave vote in the 2016 referendum, the Welsh Government initially supported leaving the EU, while retaining close economic ties to the continent. | Following the Leave vote in the 2016 referendum, the Welsh Government initially supported leaving the EU, while retaining close economic ties to the continent. |
| Mr Drakeford said a future Labour government would "seek to have a different conversation with the European Union, but that in any referendum that then followed, remain would be on the ballot paper. | Mr Drakeford said a future Labour government would "seek to have a different conversation with the European Union, but that in any referendum that then followed, remain would be on the ballot paper. |
| "The conclusion of Welsh Labour and the Welsh Labour government is clear - Labour will put remain on the ballot paper and this government will campaign in Wales for a remain outcome." | "The conclusion of Welsh Labour and the Welsh Labour government is clear - Labour will put remain on the ballot paper and this government will campaign in Wales for a remain outcome." |
| Mr Drakeford also said a leaked cross-government study, which warned of food and medicine shortages, months of disruption at UK ports and a rise in public disorder in the event of no deal, "reflects" the concerns of the Welsh Government. | Mr Drakeford also said a leaked cross-government study, which warned of food and medicine shortages, months of disruption at UK ports and a rise in public disorder in the event of no deal, "reflects" the concerns of the Welsh Government. |
| Michael Gove, who is in charge of no-deal planning for the UK government, said the document was old and Brexit planning had accelerated since Mr Johnson became prime minister. | Michael Gove, who is in charge of no-deal planning for the UK government, said the document was old and Brexit planning had accelerated since Mr Johnson became prime minister. |
| The leaked documents also suggested a no-deal Brexit could lead to the closure of two of the UK's six major oil refineries. | The leaked documents also suggested a no-deal Brexit could lead to the closure of two of the UK's six major oil refineries. |
| Valero employs more than 500 people at its Pembroke refinery. | Valero employs more than 500 people at its Pembroke refinery. |
| Stephen Crabb, Tory MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, warned a no-deal Brexit would make it harder for Valero to increase investment in its Pembrokeshire plant, but said the company is "not suggesting in any way" that a no-deal Brexit would mean the end of the site. | Stephen Crabb, Tory MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, warned a no-deal Brexit would make it harder for Valero to increase investment in its Pembrokeshire plant, but said the company is "not suggesting in any way" that a no-deal Brexit would mean the end of the site. |
| The Welsh and Scottish governments have both expressed concern over the UK government's decision not to apply tariffs - taxes on trade - to imports of petrol in the event of no deal. | The Welsh and Scottish governments have both expressed concern over the UK government's decision not to apply tariffs - taxes on trade - to imports of petrol in the event of no deal. |
| A letter, seen by BBC Wales, said: "We are alarmed by the UK government's apparent absence of industry consultation in preparing these tariffs, as well as their harmful impact upon a strategically important sector, crucial to our economies. | A letter, seen by BBC Wales, said: "We are alarmed by the UK government's apparent absence of industry consultation in preparing these tariffs, as well as their harmful impact upon a strategically important sector, crucial to our economies. |
| "Losing access to necessary free trade arrangements, in a no-deal outcome, alongside the imposition of the temporary import tariffs regime risks placing the sector at a competitive disadvantage." | "Losing access to necessary free trade arrangements, in a no-deal outcome, alongside the imposition of the temporary import tariffs regime risks placing the sector at a competitive disadvantage." |