His attack came after he questioned the Brexit Minister over
claims that EU elections will in effect be a second referendum.
Addressing the Counsel General and Brexit
Minister Jeremy Miles AM in the Assembly Chamber, Mr Isherwood (pictured) said: “Last week, Labour's ruling body rejected calls
for the Party to commit to a second EU referendum, with some senior Labour
figures counselling that the alternative would have forfeited leave-supporting
Labour areas, but with others having since quit the Labour Party because of Mr
Corbyn's failure to support a second referendum - a situation, may I say, that
other Parties may be familiar with also.
“How, therefore, do you respond to those who are
saying that the EU elections, which we now know are going ahead on 23 May, will
in effect be a second referendum?”
In response, the Minister said: “We will be
engaging in these elections, reminding people of the benefits that membership
of the European Union has had for Wales. I think the lesson for us here is that
we should all, in this place, recognise the value that Wales has derived from
membership of the European Union. I think any relationship with the European Union
short of that is less good for Wales than membership. I think we will take the
opportunity, in the coming weeks, of reminding people of the advantages that we
have had as members of the European Union.”
Mr Isherwood added: “Although some 60 per cent
of UK Labour constituencies voted to leave, including 59 per cent in Wrexham
and 56 per cent in Flintshire, and although the Labour Welsh Government claims
to respect the outcome of the referendum, Labour Welsh Government Ministers
never cease in their campaign to undermine it. At least Plaid Cymru are
honest about their intention to betray the result of the EU referendum, despite
Wales voting to leave the EU."
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