Labour fails to rule out putting fishing access back on table in EU reset
Labour fails to rule out putting fishing access back on table in EU reset
Daniel Zeichner, the farming and fisheries minister, said that EU countries were ‘pushing very hard’ for greater access to UK waters
Ministers have admitted that fishing rights for European boats will be on the table during Labour’s negotiations to “reset” relations with the EU.
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That's a funny way of saying that for the first time in years the British government is not trying to sabotage the negotiations before they start.
This quote from the article is interesting
Daniel Zeichner, the farming and fisheries minister, said that EU countries were “clearly pushing very hard” for greater access to UK waters.
His remarks came after the EU demanded that Britain cave to its demands on fishing in return for a new deal on defence cooperation.
Without the loaded phrasing, this just means the UK wants the EU to use part of the new defense funds to buy British made weapons and
Francethe EU wants to expand the mutual access to fishing areas in return.Tbh, it might be better if both parties agreed to a fishing moratorium instead. At the current rate, there won't be much seaborne life left in a couple of years. Although maybe humanity should just to empty the seas before climate change does (/s).