00:00There are some bright rays of sunshine breaking through, because this week marks the fifth
00:07anniversary of the UK's departure from the European Union. The Anglesey Freeport is now
00:12up and running, along with the Celtic Freeport. Around 17,000 high-quality new jobs will be
00:19created by those Freeports, and billions of pounds of inward investment. Do you acknowledge,
00:25First Minister, that Freeports and the new trade deals are clear benefits of us living
00:30in a sovereign United Kingdom, and that neither of these achievements would have been possible
00:36without Brexit?
00:37I can't believe that you are trying to pass off Brexit as something that has worked. I
00:45mean, honestly, part of the reason why we are so challenged is because of Brexit. And
00:53it is, I think, important to note that our opportunities and the opportunities for companies
00:57in Wales to export have been significantly dented as a result of those higher barriers
01:04that we now have to confront.
01:06Even a Remain-supporting holder of an Irish passport, such as the leader of the Conservatives,
01:13can't deny that £4 billion has been taken out of the Welsh economy. Poor trade deals
01:19negotiated in a hurry have undermined many businesses and sectors. That hits jobs, it
01:25hits wages, it hits the money in people's pockets. Now, Plaid Cymru says, let's get
01:30in the single market at least, let's get in the customs union, let's look after people's
01:34jobs here. Does the First Minister agree with me?
01:38What I know is that, as a result of us leaving the European Union, some of our public services,
01:47for example, are considerably more challenged than they would be otherwise. You think about
01:51the care service. 2,000 people left our care service as a result of Brexit.
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