Fuming Scots fishermen who once backed Brexit have said they were promised a “new dawn” before being “sold down the river”.
Veterans and industry chiefs told the Daily Record their sector had been treated as the “poster boy” for Brexit then “sacrificed” in the trade deal Boris Johnson agreed with the EU. Speaking at Peterhead Harbour, skipper Peter Bruce said the reality of leaving Europe had shattered his trust in Brexiteer politicians.
He said: “It’s been a big disappointment, to be quite honest. The politicians came up from London, Boris Johnson came up a couple of times, the highest levels of government came up to Peterhead Harbour, promising this new dawn for the fishing industry. And that new dawn hasn’t come.”
