BREXITEER Ben Habib has accused Boris Johnson of being asleep on the job in a blistering attack after it was revealed a large number of agricultural exporters are currently unable to get their products into Europe as a result of the post-Brexit trade deal.
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)
Shellfish Businesses Will Collapse Entirely And Permanently With Post-Brexit EU Ban, Government Warned
04 February
Parts of the UK s shellfish market face being lost forever if the European Union ban on live shellfish exports from most British waters remains in place, an industry figure has warned.
Speaking to the Scottish Affairs Committee on Thursday morning, the Clyde Fisherman’s Association s Elaine Whyte said that the indefinite ban, which PoliticsHome first revealed, was a massive issue that required political intervention from the government. You could be losing live markets entirely and permanently and there s no way around that at the moment, Whyte told MPs on the committee.