The current attitude of simply trying to sweep problems under the carpet will not work, and the PM’s failure to keep his promises to the UK fishing industry will not be forgotten.
Perhaps I would be convinced the PM cared more about the issue if he had appointed a Minister responsible for fisheries who actually seemed engaged on the topic – or at the very least represented a coastal community.
I am just grateful Lord Frost is there to make sure Brexiteers actually have a voice in the room, or who knows what we will eventually come out having agreed to.
Lord Frost must be given real ammunition to hit back and shift the balance towards the UK.
For example, it’s about time the UK makes the payment of the so-called ‘Divorce Bill’ conditional on the resolution of fishing talks and the end to French threats?
In 2021 alone we are set to send £7 billion to the EU, with £5 billion to follow in 2022.
Why on earth should we send this money to a hostile foreign organisation which so obviously has no interest in being our true ‘friend and partner’?
Until Prime Minister Johnson shows French President Macron he is serious about real support for the UK’s fishing industry and UK fishermen, this merry-go-round of threats and crisis will continue for years to come. Express.
