THE Welsh Labour Party has been critcised by one of its own for its decision to make a deal on devolved powers with Theresa May.
Paul Flynn, the MP for Newport West, said that the Labour-led Welsh Government should have rejected Westminster's power grab.
Last month, the Welsh and UK governments reached an agreement that will see critical policy areas removed from the devolution settlement for up to seven years and Westminster’s dominance over Wales written into statute.
Writing in The National earlier in the month, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood described the decision to hand control of 26 policy areas over to London as "astounding".
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In contrast, Holyrood this week voted by 93 votes to 30 to tell Westminster that it "does not consent" to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
“I stand shoulder to shoulder with Jeremy Corbyn,” Flynn told Golwg magazine.
“It’s disappointing that the Assembly isn’t adopting the same attitude towards the bill as the Scottish Parliament.
“I believe we should continue to regard it as a power grab. The entire idea of taking powers … they say the powers are only going for a while but there’s no guarantee I don’t think that the powers will come back.
“As a devolutionist, I want to see more powers coming to the Assembly, not fewer and not a threat to the powers we have at the moment.”
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Flynn did, however, say that it was possible that Brexit could serve Welsh devolution well in the long run after the negative effects of Brexit are fully realised.
“I believe that devolution will move on… perhaps Brexit will be a boost to devolution,” he said. "People will see how awful the consequences of Brexit are.
“I believe that it will have consequences and will create an economy that will be a nightmare for all of us, in Wales and Scotland.”
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