Fish in British waters are “better and happier” after Brexit, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg.
'£200k of seafood wasted and that's just the beginning. Sorry Jeremy Hunt, Brexit has been devastating'
30/01/2023
At New Smithfield Market the Chancellor's claims that Brexit would 'energise' Britain's economy were given short shrift.
6 Headlines Proving Brexit Is Not All It Promised To Be: 'Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Had?'
12/10/2021
Comparing the stories encouraging people to vote to leave the EU to those we've seen in recent weeks paints rather a bleak picture.
Anger as Scottish seafood firms 'ineligible' for UK Government funding amid Brexit export crisis
10/02/2021
Seafood sector representatives have said exports have "slowed to a trickle" amid what is described as a Brexit "export crisis".
The moves are reminiscent of other changes to fish names to make them sound more appealing. Patagonian toothfish, for example, was changed to become Chilean seabass in the United States and Canada.
Here are all the questions you might have wanted to ask about fish, but were too afraid to ask.
Fishing was one of the final sticking points in the post-Brexit trade talks. While fishing is a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the Channel, it carries big political weight.
"It's slow, it's outdated, it's challenging in a number of ways we never expected," says Charlie Samways.
Legal experts at Walker Morris discuss what food businesses need to know about phases 2 and 3 of implementing checks at the Great Britain/EU border now the Brexit transition period has ended.
“This has placed British businesses at a competitive disadvantage and reduced the incentive on the European Commission to negotiate measures that would lessen the burdens facing British producers."
Almost 50% decline shows need for veterinary deal to ease ‘red tape mountain’, says Labour.
British rules to blame for kipper 'plastic ice pillow' that Boris Johnson blamed on EU in bizarre rant
18/07/2019
Boris Johnson’s claim that British kipper producers are being hit by EU food safety rules was branded "fake news" by Brussels, after it emerged the regulations had been imposed by the UK government.
The EU has accused UK leadership hopeful Boris Johnson of fake news over his complaint that "Brussels bureaucrats" made life hard for smoked herring sellers. It emerged that the rules were made by the UK, and not the EU.
Caithness fish exporter calls for change as shipments take up to three days longer to reach EU customers
03/02/2021
A Caithness fish exporter has revealed how post-Brexit bureaucracy has resulted in shipments of fresh produce taking up to three days longer to reach vital European Union markets.
A Scottish customs clearance house that would allow seafood and fish exports to flow faster into Europe should be established at ports, MSPs have been told.
‘Like a ghost town’: Food boss laments collapse in trade at fish market as exports to EU face barriers.
There are fears that the cost of carrying out extra Brexit border checks may fall on island ratepayers unless more cash is forthcoming from central Government.
Cornish exporters 'struggling' to get goods like meat and fish into EU since Brexit signing
31/01/2021
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce says some are reporting long delays and even being refused entry
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.
HMRC figures reveal huge year-on-year falls in trade, with whisky, cheese and chocolate worst hit.
Time-sensitive seafood exports have been hit hard as the fishing industry struggles to deal with long-winded paperwork and new rules
Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.