TWO motions put before Powys Councillors discussing the implications of Brexit and to support a People's Vote on the final deal were rejected.

The first motion put forward by the Leader of the Liberal Democrat and Green Group, Cllr James Gibson Watt, wanted to see Powys County Council commission a comprehensive analysis on the impact of a no deal Brexit.

Cllr Gibson-Watt said: "All I'm really asking the council is to follow other authorities and conduct an assessment as best we can of the impact without having secured a withdrawal agreement.

"The implications for the council itself as well as the wider community is very significant and not least financially, there are lots of little areas of work that are funded by Europe.

"It's not clear whether that funding will be available after next March, a prudent council would do this work."

Cllr Jackie Charlton believed the worth of grants to the council from the European Union to be worth nearly £2 million.

Council Leader Cllr Rosemarie Harris said: "We have arranged a seminar for November 7.

"We have invited Tim Peppin, who is a director of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), to speak to us.

"He has been liaising with Welsh Government so he knows as much as they do really of what will effect council services.

"We've already planned to do some general assessment but I would like to hear from Tim Peppin what has been done elsewhere.

"For the time being I want to know what come out of the seminar and whether there will be a need to have a special meeting."

Acting chief executive, David Powell, said: "The issue is what scenario do you prepare for?

"There has been a lot of dialogue, Pembrokeshire is being held up by the WLGA as the authority that has the best approach to impact assessments."

Mr Powell reassured members that talks had taken place with the Welsh Government on the subject.

The second motion put forward by Labour Group Leader, Cllr Mathew Dorrance, called for the council to back a People's Vote once the final deal had been announced.

Cllr Dorrance said: "Brexit is a big deal but it's not a done deal, a no deal or a bad deal it's the people who should decide.

"We have to face the fact that we know more of the complexities and costs than we did at the time of the referendum.

"There are too many uncertainties in the plan and the stakes are too high for us to be led into a catastrophe."

Cllr David Selby, who seconded this motion, said that the whole referendum campaign had been "terrible" and that it had gone off track, not concentrating on the issues.

Cllr James Evans, cabinet member for communication, said: "The people had their vote, the people of Powys decided to leave.

"You must listen to the public.

"This decision to support a People's Vote must not be endorsed by this council, it's a decision for the UK government in Westminster."

Cllr Jeremy Pugh said: "This debate is an affront to democracy if we go back to the Welsh Assembly vote it got through by two men and a dog print, we've accepted that and moved on because that's democracy

"Yet it only seems to be democracy when it suits the people on one side.

"If you're involved in a deal, it happens in the last 48 hours, no-one shows their hands early on.

"We have enough problems in Powys without interfering with things that are above us."

Council leader Cllr Rosemarie Harris finished the debate: "I would remind everyone that Powys as a county voted out and Wales as a country voted out.

"If we supported a second vote we would be going against the majority of votes that our people put forward."

The vote on the Impact of Brexit was lost by 29 votes to 26.

Backing the People's Vote was lost by 35 votes to 23.