the prime minister has insisted he had been willing to go for no deal when negotiations were going in the wrong direction, but he insisted the deal he achieved would withstand the most ruthless scrutiny by conservative brexiteers. glad tidings and greatjoy, because this is a deal. the full agreement with the eu runs to more than 1,200 pages and has now been published but it s attracting some criticism. the national federation of fishermen‘s organisations has described the reduction and the value of the eu s catch is paltry and says there is a profound sense of disillusionment and betrayal in fishing communities. changes to fishing quotas will be phased in over 5.5 years, with the value of the eu s catch falling by 25%. senior uk negotiators admitted they compromised somewhat over fishing, but said the eu had done so too. after 5.5 years the uk would be free to reduce eu access to its coastal waters further but could face retaliatory action. government sources says any measures taken
conservative brexiteers. glad tidings and greatjoy, because this isa tidings and greatjoy, because this is a deal. full agreement with the eu runs to 1200 pages and has now been published but it s attracting some criticism. nationalfederation of fishermen ‘s organisations has described the induction and the value of eu s catch is paltry and says there is a profound sense of disillusionment and betrayal in fishing communities. changing to fishing communities. changing to fishing quotas will be phased in over 5.5 years, as the value of the eu s cat will fall by 12.5%. senior eu s cat will fall by 12.5%. senior eu negotiators admitted they compromised somewhat over fishing but said the eu had done so too. after 5.5 years the eu would the uk would be free to reduce access to its coastal waters further. government sources says any measures taken by the eu would have to be proportionate and would be limited to the fishing industry. iain
would withstand the most ruthless scrutiny by conservative brexiteers. glad tidings and greatjoy, because this is a deal. the full agreement with the eu runs to more than 1,200 pages and has now been published but it s attracting some criticism. the national federation of fishermen s organisations has described the reduction and the value of the eu s catch is paltry and says there is a profound sense of disillusionment and betrayal in fishing communities. changes to fishing quotas will be phased in over 5.5 years, with the value of the eu s catch falling by 25%. senior uk negotiators admitted they compromised somewhat over fishing, but said the eu had done so too. after 5.5 years the uk would be free to reduce eu access to its coastal waters further but could face retaliatory action. government sources says any measures taken by the eu would have to be proportionate and would be limited to the fishing industry. iain watson, bbc news.
but taking its time after years of debate and months of trade negotiations, and all those missed deadlines. today, still a little wait yet. you have to feel for those businesses who still don t know on what terms they are meant to be trading with the eu on the 1st of january. people will be poring over this text over the next couple of days, yes, through christmas day as well, to try to understand what it means. there is a big question for the uk and the eu in terms of how they support businesses to adapt. pizza was on order last night as negotiators battled on in brussels last night. each side trying to catch some final concessions on fishing rights. the uk left the eu injanuary, in what s called the transition period, and has been following its rules since then while a deal was negotiated. a deal to cover goods, products that cross the border but one that is expected to be limited on services. but no details yet, they will have to be unpacked.
the need for the uk to control who fishes in its waters. and with sovereignty a crucial word to people who support brexit, fishing has become a test case for many brexiteers. and it can sound simple the uk should control its waters. but it s more complicated than that, and this is why. the quota system currently used by the eu rests on a deal that was done in the 19705, and which the uk signed up to. it gave each country a certain volume of quotas. then in the 1990s, some british fishermen sold their quotas, as they were entitled to do. but the sale of some quotas means more than half the value of england s quotas is foreign owned. the same is true for wales. and it was done voluntarily. in scotland and northern ireland, the figure is much lower, they chose a different path. and so when the uk demands more access to the fish in its waters, the eu counters that many communities rest on the existing arrangements that the uk agreed to, and these cannot have their livelihoods removed ove