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The Prime Minister is in “close contact” with top Eurocrat Ursula von der Leyen as both sides push for a breakthrough before the looming deadline next week. Downing Street sources said the PM and the European Commission president were speaking “given there isn’t long left” to reach an agreement. It is understood Mrs von der Leyen is so keen to wrap-up a deal she is now heavily lobbying EU coastal states to accept a compromise on fishing.
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The UK formally left the EU back in January and negotiations on a future trade deal have been gridlocked over fishing rights, governance and the so-called level playing field. Despite less than 10 days before the end of the transition period, neither side has been able to budge significantly enough on these key issues.
Scottish fishermen shout Brexit betrayal amid reports of trade deal compromise
With the Prime Minister said to be involved in a secret attempt to broker a last-minute deal on Brexit trade, the fishing industry claims it would amount to a sell-out of their interests.
Brexit talks are deadlocked on fishing quota shares (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images))
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Scottish fishing leaders have reacted with fury to the news that Boris Johnson is offering the EU fishing concessions in a bid to get a trade deal over the line. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), said a compromise on fishing quotas would amount to a sellout.
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