News that an agreement has been reached on a trigger vote this Tuesday has paved the way for a possible referendum on the Assembly assuming full law making powers in the autumn according to the BBC.
What is more the insistence by the Welsh Liberal Democrats that some sort of assurance should be given on the date of the referendum has forced the government parties to engage on this issue at a time when they seemed set to proceed unilaterally. As a result all four parties are now on board and are more likely to work together for a ‘yes’ vote once the date has been announced.
Welsh Liberal Democrats were concerned that the government had not been able to see beyond the trigger vote itself and were prepared to ignore concerns expressed by the Tories and others as to the winnability of a referendum on Assembly election day. They believed that this would have been a mistake and could have meant a ‘no’ vote. Now, thanks to this agreement and the work put into talks by Kirsty Williams there is still a fighting chance of a successful outcome.
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