Leanne Wood sets out Plaid Cymru’s Article 50 letter demands

On the 28 March 2017, the day before the United Kingdom government planned to trigger the Article 50 procedure to start the process for the UK to leave the EU, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood published her party’s Article 50 letter demands, outlining how defending and advancing the economic interests of each of the four UK members should be the top priority for Theresa May.

The Plaid Cymru leader outlined five key demands she said should be included in Theresa May’s letter, including

+ continued participation within the Single Market and the Customs Union;
+ guaranteed citizenship rights for EU nationals in Wales and Welsh nationals in the EU;
+ continued participation in European funding programmes including a commitment from the UK Government to guarantee current levels of agriculture support payments beyond 2020;
+ a commitment to transfer a package of new responsibilities to the National Assembly for Wales, with no claw back of powers;
+ and a requirement for all devolved administrations to endorse the final terms of the exit deal.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Securing Wales’ Future. Transition from the European Union to a new relationship with Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/securing-wales-future-transition-from-the-european-union-to-a-new-relationship-with-europe/

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