Gellid bod wedi osgoi’r amgylchiadau hyn, a grëwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU ei hun, yn gyfan gwbl. Gwrthodwyd y galwadau gennym ni a nifer o bobl eraill i ymestyn y cyfnod pontio er mwyn rhoi amser iddynt gwblhau set mor gymhleth o negodiadau, gan gydnabod bod yr amgylchiadau wedi newid yn sgil pandemig COVID. Yn hytrach, mynnodd Llywodraeth y DU ei bod yn hollol abl i ymateb i bandemig COVID a sicrhau canlyniad da i’w negodiadau masnach cyntaf ers dros 40 mlynedd.
These circumstances were entirely avoidable and of the UK Government’s own making. They refused the calls from us and many others to seek an extension to the transition period to give themselves the breathing space necessary to complete such a complex set of negotiations, recognising the changed circumstances arising from the Covid pandemic. Instead the UK Government insisted that it was perfectly able to respond to the Covid pandemic and achieve a good outcome to their first trade negotiations in over 40 years.