US EditionStarmer’s post-Brexit deal under threat from EU fishing demands
- On May 19, 2025, UK and EU negotiators agreed on a post-Brexit deal mainly extending European fishing rights in British waters for 12 years.
- The deal arose after lengthy talks in which the EU dropped demands to time-limit food standards in exchange for a longer fisheries access period than initially proposed by the UK.
- Beyond fishing, the agreement includes cooperation on security, energy, travel, and sets mechanisms for information sharing and joint work on challenges like Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Critics warn that EU boats will catch large portions of UK fish stocks—91 percent of mackerel and significant shares of sole and haddock—putting Britain's fishing industry at risk and provoking political backlash from Reform UK and Brexit supporters.
- The deal may improve UK-EU relations and trade efficiency but raises concerns about UK rule-taking, possible voter alienation in coastal areas, and challenges to sovereignty and border control promises made during Brexit.
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'An island without a fishing industry': Nigel Farage blasts Starmer's 12-year EU fishing surrender | Attack of the Fanboy
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has spoken out against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s new EU deal, mainly about fishing rights given to European boats in British waters. The agreement, which the government calls an EU “reset,” lets European fishing boats use UK waters for 12 years, much longer than the five years that was talked about before. The deal gives EU fishermen ongoing access to British waters, allowing European boats to keep catching …
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