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EU Referendum fallout continues

Wales voted overwhelmingly to leave the European Union in June's referendum. 17 out of Wales's 22 local authority areas voted leave.

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Alun Cairns: 'Welsh EU funding can't be replaced by Westminster'

Alun Cairns: Credit: PA

Billions of pounds of EU funding for Wales cannot simply be replaced by Westminster, Alun Cairns has suggested.

The Welsh Secretary said it "misses the point" to shift the source of aid from the EU to Westminster after the majority of people in Wales voted to leave the union three weeks ago.

Wales currently receives billions of pounds from EU funding programmes, however the Vale of Glamorgan MP reassured Wales would not suffer heavily under Brexit and insisted it would receive its "fair share".

We've not yet concluded our negotiating position but I would add that simply replacing what are currently EU funds from one source with another source from Westminster misses the point.

The EU referendum sent out a number of messages, those areas which receive most of the EU funds were the areas which voted strongest to leave the European Union. We need to look at models of regional aid in a different way.

– Alun Cairns MP

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