A leading committee of MPs has expressed 'deep concern' about further Government delays on implementing checks on food imports from the EU, claiming it could undermine the competitiveness of British businesses.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday backed away from his imminent threat to punish the UK for restricting the access of French fishing boats to British waters, saying he would give negotiations more time.
“The British are going to come back to us tomorrow [yesterday] with further proposals,” Macron told reporters in Glasgow, Scotland, as a French deadline for retaliatory action approached.
“We’ll see where we are at the end of the day. We won’t be bringing in sanctions while we’re negotiating,” he said.
Macron’s decision followed a day of tense negotiations.
France had threatened to introduce additional customs controls on goods entering from
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CHARLIE STAYT angered BBC Breakfast viewers on Friday when he interviewed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice about the ongoing fishing row between the UK and France. Source link