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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Selling our sole? Brixham fishers divided on UK’s new EU deal

Brixham harbour.
Brixham harbour. Starmer hailed his deal with the EU as a ‘win-win’ for both parties. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian

Preparing the nets onboard the Amethyst trawler in Brixham harbour, Wesley Loveland is angered and baffled by the latest deal between the UK and the EU. “It’s a disaster,” Loveland says. “Selling out the fisherman for pet passports.”

Keir Starmer hailed his deal with the EU, set out at a Monday summit in London, as a “win-win” for both parties, which would be the start of a “new era” in the UK-EU relationship.

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