Posts Tagged ‘Theresa May’
Scottish Tory fishing revolt fears recede
FEARS of a revolt by Scotland’s Tory MPs over fishing receded last night after the Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, backed the Brexit deal. He emerged from the five-hour Cabinet meeting saying it was now clear the UK would leave the Common Fisheries Policy in 2020, adding that a no-deal would be ‘appalling’ for Scotland. Earlier,…
Read MoreTalks to defuse scallop dispute
BRITAIN and France were holding talks in London today to try to avoid a repeat of the recent violent clashes in the so called scallop war. English and Scottish vessels fishing for scallops off the coast of Normandy came under attack last week from French fishermen, who threw rocks and flares to drive them out…
Read MoreUK ‘could be open to quota trade-offs’
BRITAIN could be open to trading off some of its fishing rights after Brexit by allowing European trawlers into its waters, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, has suggested. Asked during an address at London\’s Canary Wharf financial centre whether it would be acceptable to exchange fishing rights for a better deal in other sectors of the…
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