BORIS Johnson has been ordered “never to back down” as Brexit trade deal talks with the EU entered a crunch week.
Brexiteers warned the Prime Minister that any compromise on key sticking points such as fishing rights in order to get a trade deal ratified before the December 31 deadline simply wouldn’t allow for a “clean Brexit”.
Ex Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox told the Brexit Unlocked podcast that she believes Boris will be “finished” if he fails to deliver a “clean Brexit”, while many other Brexit purists have insisted no deal is better than “caving in”.
Fishing rights is proving a major sticking point when it comes to getting a deal, with the EU insisting they want the current deal retained, allowing them extensive fishing privileges in British waters, even after Brexit.
Instead the UK wants a Norway-style deal where access is re-negotiated every couple of years to ensure the level of access to UK waters is always in Britain’s best interest.
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