EU warns fish and chips could be off the menu if Britain doesn't grant access to its waters
EU warns fish and chips could be off the menu if Britain doesn’t grant access to its watersBy Nick Gutteridge in BrusselsBRUSSELS has warned fish and chips could be off the menu if Britain doesn’t grant access to its waters for EU boats after a no deal Brexit.
Top eurocrats said the UK cannot catch as much white fish from its own seas as it consumes every year, putting the traditional dish in danger.Brussels has warned that fish and chips could be in danger if the UK doesn't grant EU boats access to its watersthe cost of the nation’s favourite takeaway mealA senior EU official said: “What would happen to fish and chips? It’s quite simple, any fish the UK doesn’t catch it would have to import.
“Then that would become a trade issue. Currently the UK consumes more white fish than it could catch in its own waters.”MOST READ IN POLITICSMore than 30m people will see their income tax bill slashed from todayGet the lowdown on the National Living Wage and the amount you are entitled toJEZ'S £4 RUSEIt has proposed a deal that would maintain the current situation, with the UK continuing to honour its EU quotas until at least the end of the year.
Member States are also demanding that Britain signs up to permanently granting EU boats fishing rights in return for a trade deal with the bloc. The UK only catches 5 per cent of the cod its population eats every year and imports all the rest - much of it from the continent.The UK only catches 5 per cent of the cod it consumes every year from British watersGOT a story? RING The Sun
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