Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he may face an electoral wipe out in coastal areas of the UK if he caves in to additional European Union calls for over fishing rights.
The Prime Minister is eager to reset relations with Brussels and is making ready to carry talks on renewing the commerce and cooperation settlement signed after Brexit.
However, a leaked Brussels doc revealed the EU will attempt to drive a tough discount and wring additional concessions from the UK, significantly over fishing rights.
June Mummery, a former Brexit Party MEP and Reform candidate in July’s election, warned British fishermen had already been “shafted” over the earlier deal and wouldn’t tolerate additional concessions to the EU.
She vowed that her get together would battle tooth and nail to face up for fishermen’s rights.
“We’re not going to let them. We’re going to fight with the farmers. We’ve got to fight like hell,” she advised GB News.
“Fishing has already been shafted and now they just want to come in and stick the knife in. But that’ll be it.
“He received’t get any coastal seats. He would possibly as effectively kiss that goodbye as a result of we’ll make that our mission. That’s 186 seats gone.”
Brussels will demand that the UK gives EU fishermen access to British waters and accept ECJ legal rulings in exchange for a new Brexit trade deal.
A blueprint of the leaked document seen by The Times is reported to say Sir Keir would have to guarantee EU fishermen access to UK waters and “successfully” undo Britain’s marine protections.
As a start, Britain must accept the “established order” on fishing before talks can begin, with the same level of catch allowances and access for EU boats.
Another EU demand reportedly includes the dismantling of the UK’s marine protection policy, amid French-led opposition.
Earlier this month, the UK government said it had successfully secured quota for stocks totalling up to £890 million for the UK fishing fleet in 2025.
This was the result of successful negotiations with the EU, Norway and coastal States in the northeast Atlantic.
The Government said that the UK has gained up to 120,000 tonnes more quota from the 2025 annual negotiations than it would have as an EU member state.
Fisheries Minister Daniel Zeichner said: “This is one other instance of how we’re delivering on our Plan for Change, boosting our British fishing business by supporting the lifeblood of many coastal communities.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1991693/keir-starmer-voter-backlash-uk-fishing-eu-deal