gary watkinson

Britain’s fishing fleet on the brink of collapse. Brexit gave us the perfect opportunity to allow our fishing industry to flourish. Instead traitorous governments sabotaged our fishing industry and gave away huge rights to the EU for nothing. Starmer gave away 12 year permits to EU fisheries for nothing in exchange. Now industry tells Chancellor that high fuel prices ‘pose an existential threat’. “An increasing number of fishing businesses are no longer viable as the cost of taking on fuel for a trip now exceeds what they could hope to earn by selling their catch,” they said. European fishermen receive diesel subsidised under an EU emergency framework for periods of exceptional energy costs. Under the scheme, continental vessels receive rebates of up to €0.35 (30p) per litre. By contrast, UK fishermen must pay open-market rates for red diesel, which can reach up to £1.25 per litre. He said: “With current prices we’ll see the fish caught in British water caught by foreign boats and sold elsewhere. We’ll be paying to re-import our own fish.” Under treacherous post-Brexit trade arrangements, licensed European vessels can still fish in UK waters. This is just the beginning, the crippling net zero charges on fuel are going to threaten the whole of British food production and distribution. Get Labour out. Return the British fishing waters to the British. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…