Top-level talks in bid to save Plymouth's fishing industry

POLL OF THE DAY: Do you trust the Government to protect Britain's fishing industry in talks with the EU?

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to make a significant concession to the European Union by agreeing to guarantee European fishing boats access to British waters for four years.The Prime Minister's compromise comes ahead of a crucial UK-EU summit in London next week.The fishing rights deal will be discussed when Sir Keir meets with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council.The Pr…

Top-level talks in bid to save Plymouth's fishing industry

Measures being worked on to 'reinvent and reinvigorate' city's fishing industry

Bid to keep Plymouth fishing

Bid to keep Plymouth fishing jasmine.mcnicholas Date 13 May 2025 Date 13 May 2025 Council leader Tudor Evans outlined his mission to ‘keep Plymouth fishing’ during a visit from Fishing Minister Daniel Zeichner and pledged to work up a package of measures designed to reinvent and reinvigorate Plymouth’s fishing industry. The minister was in Britain’s Ocean City this week for high-level discussions over the future of the industry. Council leade…