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There is growing outrage among Brexiteers that the EU is trying to sabotage the UK by deliberately delaying British exports in Europe. Tory MP Anthony Mangnall suggested this week exports were being deliberately delayed on the European mainland. He said delays completely against the UK-EU trade deal and were crippling British exports, including fisheries.
UK ministers are expected to announce a multimillion-pound support package for the fishing industry this week to alleviate the crisis the industry has faced post-Brexit.A government source said it
Brexit: Raab claims EU trade agreement is ‘great deal’ for fishermen, as firms complain of costs and delays Andrew Woodcock
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Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has denied betraying the UK’s fishermen, insisting that the Brexit trade agreement signed by Boris Johnson was “a great deal” for the industry.
Mr Raab was speaking amid howls of outrage from fishing companies, who say that the additional red tape and delay caused by the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement has led to them losing huge sums from consignments unable to reach European export markets.
And the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has described the deal as “desperately poor”, leaving many businesses fearing for their survival amid reports of an 80 per cent collapse in the prices they can charge for their catch.