Sea sense, Barnier! Boris Johnson urges the EU to drop demands on fishing
Boris Johnson will hold fresh Brexit talks today after the latest bid to break the deadlock on fishing fell flat. The Prime Minister is expected to warn European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that failure to accept Britain’s right to control its own fishing grounds will sink hopes of a trade deal. Mr Johnson yesterday urged EU leaders to ‘see sense’ by dropping demands which he said ‘no sensible Government’ could accept. During a visit to Bolton, he suggested the UK had already made ‘a lot’ of concessions and now needed to see movement from Brussels. ‘Our door is ope...