THE UK has scored a MASSIVE win for its fishing industry after Brussels agreed on expanding fishing quotas post Brexit.
Michel Barnier said new scientific criteria could see UK quotas double – but a final decision on the exact numbers won’t be made before a trade deal is struck.
Among the key sticking points are fishing and industrial subsidies.
A UK Government spokesman said: “Our position on fisheries has been clear from the start… We will only make progress if the EU accepts the UK will have the right to control access to its waters at the end of this year.”
Despite an optimistic tone from both sides, if the talks fail an estimated £700 billion of annual bilateral trade in goods and services would be damaged from January 1 by tariffs and quotas.
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