LONDON – Britain does not intend to sell out their fishermen as part of their trade deal with the European Union. It also will not lower its standard of food for the U.S. trade agreement too, according to the British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss.
Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he will not let down fishermen in his country in the post-Brexit trade negotiations and they will be seeking compensation in the instance that they do not get similar access to British waters as before.
“We are not going to trade away our fishing in a deal with the EU or any other negotiating partner for that matter. We are going to get a deal with the EU that does not involve selling out our fishing.”
– Liz Truss, British International Trade Secretary
Britain was also set to step away from the U.S. if they cannot finalise on an agreement that they wanted. However, Truss believes that there were potentially huge benefits from a deal with the U.S.
“In a trade deal with the U.S., we will not diminish our food safety standards and we will also not put the NHS (National Health Service) on the table. If we don’t get the deal we want we will be prepared to walk away.”
– Liz Truss, British International Trade Secretary
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