This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition The Government must fully protect the UK's fishing rights in talks with the EU.
Michael Gove “One of the things about leaving the EU is it means we’re free of the Common Agricultural Policy, free of the Common Fisheries Policy, able to have higher environmental and higher animal welfare standards." Mrs May.. “When we leave the EU, we will be leaving the Common Fisheries Policy.
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From the Daily Express Newspaper.
"EU officials appear to be targeting the UK’s fishing rights and want to use that as a bargaining chip in the talks in return for progress in other areas where Britain would require market access.
One unnamed EU diplomat told the Financial Times: “The UK government will ultimately need to decide how much it wants to pay to make the fish dream come true.”
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