PM defends EU deal as critics blast ‘surrender’

SIR KEIR Starmer has said shoppers, tourists and businesses will benefit from a deal with Brussels that sees the UK sign up to follow EU rules and grants European trawlers access to British fishing waters for a further 12 years.

- DAVID HUGHES, HELEN CORBETT and GEORGE LITHGOW

THE DEAL AT A GLANCE...

HERE is a summary of the key elements of the deal.

Fishing rights: An agreement was reached that guarantees access to UK waters for EU fishing vessels until June 2038. There will be no change to current access to fish for coastal communities and no reduction in the British quota or increase in the quota the EU is allowed to catch, it is understood. The UK will continue to agree annual quotas with the EU and Norway and issue licences to determine who fishes in its waters.