The Prime Minister, at his blustering best on Christmas Eve, declared we had 'taken back control of our coastal waters … and regained sovereignty'. Taking back control in Boris-speak meant allowing EU fleets to continue to catch 50 per cent instead of 75 per cent of the fish from UK waters for a transition period of five-and-a-half years. Worse still, at the end of the transition period, if the UK tries to further restrict access to European vessels, we face punitive EU tariffs. This was regaining control? … [Read more...] about Police fine 15 Scottish sea food truckers £200 each for making ‘unnecessary journeys’ as they descend on No10 after vowing to dump tons of rotting fish on PM’s doorstep over Brexit border chaos
