Keir Starmer has rejected claims he has sold out the fishing sector, saying the deal between the UK and the EU is ‘good for fishing’.
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The last-minute agreement was reached early on Monday morning and will remove checks on agrifoods, add £9bn to the UK economy and lower food prices, according to No 10. The trade-off for the deal was fishing access and rights for an additional 12 years – more than the UK had offered – which is likely to lead to claims of betrayal from the industry
Starmer rejects claim ‘win-win’ UK-EU deal has sold out fishing sector – UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/19/europe-live-far-right-simion-concedes-as-centrist-wins-romanian-presidential-election
Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10 ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/deal-with-eu-will-make-food-cheaper-and-add-9bn-to-uk-economy-says-no-10
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