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Boris Johnson insisted the trade agreement the UK secured with the European Union over four years after the Brexit vote would return to Britain full control of fishing waters. The two sides agreed to a gradual return of quotas over five years before starting annual negotiations to regulate access to British waters from 2026. But despite the Prime Minister s claims of success, fishermen slammed the deal and said the agreement is not what we wanted.
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LOCAL fishermen leaders have expressed their âhuge disappointmentâ and have vowed to âfight onâ after the finer details of the post-Brexit trade deal became clearer over the Christmas period.
Simon Collins of the Shetland Fishermenâs Association (SFA) stopped short of using the word âbetrayalâ and instead chose his words more diplomatically when he spoke of a âsense of huge disappointmentâ, saying that politicians should have done better in delivering some of the promises made.
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The Brexit deal, voted through the Commons on Wednesday by a huge majority, does not restore sovereign UK control over fisheries, and does not permit the UK to determine who can catch what, where and when the UKâs exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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Some people hate Margaret Thatcher, others love her. Tory MP David Amess takes it to a new level.
A BREXITEER MP who tweeted to celebrate the UK leaving the European Union shared a picture of a life-sized cut-out of Margaret Thatcher, which he appears to own. Tory MP for Southend West, David Amess, shared the picture alongside the words: “Whilst Margaret didn’t live long enough to see this day, I am sure that she is rejoicing in heaven. “At last we ‘got Brexit done’!” Whilst Margaret didn’t live long enough to see this day, I am sure that she is rejoicing in heaven.
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