Parties agree plan to block no-deal Brexit, Plaid say

Adam Price said opposition parties had created a "solid platform" for cooperation

Cross-party talks have provided a "solid platform for co-operation" on avoiding a no-deal Brexit, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn invited party leaders opposed to a no-deal EU withdrawal to meet him in a bid to reach "a good working arrangement".

Mr Price said the parties had agreed to try and block a no-deal Brexit by passing legislation in parliament.

Plaid Cymru told Mr Corbyn to "put country before party".

"I think that we've today created a solid platform for co-operation across party amongst those of us who are determined to avert the catastrophe of a no-deal Brexit, and we've made some decisions today," Mr Price said.

Mr Corbyn said the UK was facing a Brexit "crisis" and wants a general election to stop a no-deal.

If the opposition leader wins a motion of no confidence in the government, Mr Corbyn has asked other parties to install him as interim prime minister so he can call a general election and stall the Brexit process.

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But Plaid have told Mr Corbyn he must support remaining in the EU to gain the backing of their four MPs.

Mr Price joined the Liberal Democrats, SNP, Green Party and Change UK at Tuesday's cross-party talks with Mr Corbyn's Westminster office.

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He said his party was "prepared to consider supporting Jeremy Corbyn as a potential leader of a caretaker government if that is the means by which we can avoid the disaster of a no-deal Brexit".

But Mr Price said Mr Corbyn's intention to call a general election to end the Brexit crisis "would not solve anything" unless the Labour Party committed to campaigning for a remain vote in a second referendum.

Price and Plaid's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts attended Tuesday's meeting and said "all parties agreed to explore the best possible way of avoiding a 'no deal' using a legislative approach".

Plaid say they "will not lose sight of our ambition to beat Brexit" and that Tuesday's meeting in London was "an important step forward" in their "mission to beat Brexit".

"We committed to work cooperatively with every other opposition party and do everything in our power to avoid a catastrophic crash-out Brexit," said Mr Price.

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"We have proven before, by taking initiative and forging alliances in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, that grown up politics can be a force for good. We will continue in that vein in the forthcoming crucial weeks.

"Today's vital step goes some way in realising our priority of stopping a 'no deal' in its tracks, but we will not lose sight of our ultimate ambition of stopping Brexit and protecting Wales's future as part of the European Union."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK will leave the EU on 31 October with or without a deal and the UK government has accused Mr Corbyn of trying to block Brexit.