UK plans to end automatic rights for EU vessels to fish in British waters

Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

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Boris Johnson's government plans to reclaim control over British fisheries with a law allowing the U.K. to decide who can fish in its waters and on what terms. The legislation to be published this week will end current automatic rights for European Union vessels to fish in British waters, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in an emailed statement. Read full article

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The UK will agree with the EU and things will more or less remain the same. But Boris has to sell this as a win lol https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/promises-to-uk-fishing-industry-were-just-another-brexit-fantasy-tm7z96v53?shareToken=f90137172217beb1f35b46c1f3f50543&fbclid=IwAR0u6mKYwlVeR6IihyO6tAJ1nABMh4h3NR4KobUyRr_JVfybMWHnBt_8V98#
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