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Originally Posted by Mick
Update: Joe Barnes Brussels correspondent, Daily Express: PM can say he's reclaimed control of British waters. After the transition, the UK Gov will be free to decide access. It appears EU has given way on its 'punishment clause' demand that would see Britain slapped with tariffs if EU boats lose access in future.
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I think this is the sensible approach. We retain the right to decide if the EU/French can fish in our waters but we allow them not only to do so but to have a majority of the fish because we don't really care about them so much as the principle. Macron is happy because French fisherman gets to continue as normal.
It's provocative of the EU to demand or expect those rights as the point of the referendum for many was the principle of sovernity. For the EU to demand rights to U.K waters won't fly. However, the fish in the waters of the British isles aren't that important to us so it's easy for us to allow access to our waters for something in return.