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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
First half of the sentence, fairness to French fishermen should not be your worry.
Second half of the sentence - reasonable so long as it's matched by ground given by the EU.
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French fishermen have disprortionate leverage in the EU and UK as they're effective at blocking the Port of Calais, our main route into Europe. We can't pretend it doesn't happen. Hence a phased agreement is even more important.