EU Rebuffs Boris Johnson’s Latest Brexit Concession on Fish
- Britain had proposed the EU accept a 30% reduction on Monday
- Member states will be briefed by Barnier on Tuesday afternoon
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The European Union rebuffed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest concessions on fishing rights, dealing a setback to efforts to secure a post-Brexit trade deal.
Johnson spoke with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen twice by phone on Monday to try and break the deadlocked negotiations. The U.K. put forward a proposal that would see value of the fish EU boats catch in British waters shrink by 30%, a substantially smaller drop than the 60% it was demanding last week.