Several Twitter users responded and welcomed the idea.
One person said: I would love to see the fresh shellfish in the supermarkets & local open markets etc. at reasonable prices.
Another user wrote: Excellent John, time to show EU bullies the door. Vote with our wallets, Boycott EU produce.
A third asked leading supermarkets: @sainsburys @Morrisons @asda @Tesco Please advise if you can support our #fishing industry? #BuyBritish.
Brexit news: A Brexiteer has highlighted a plan to defeat the EU s plot to ban exports on shellfish (Image: Getty)
Earlier this week it emerged the EU would not be changing its restrictions on exports of shellfish (Image: Getty)
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In a briefing with senior MEPs, the European Commission insisted the fisheries provisions in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement are based on the bloc’s existing legal frameworks. Charlina Vitcheva, director general for maritime affairs and fisheries, said British negotiators had made a significant climbdown to accept an agreement based on the bloc’s CFP. The Commission official added the EU’s loss of access in UK fishing grounds is “really very limited”.
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Sources close to the talks have claimed the hold-up is just as top officials from both sides just complete the formalities of the post-Brexit deal. They were said to be holding species-by-species discussion to find a solution for the political agreement struck by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brussels boss Ursula von der Leyen last night. The two principles are expected to announce the agreement via press conferences once the last of the haggling comes to an end.