Sir Keir Starmer ignited a major new Brexit row today as he signed a new deal with the EU that brings Britain back closer to the bloc.
The Prime Minister was accused of 'surrender' by hardliners after it emerged it includes allowing EU fishing boats, mainly from France and the Netherlands, to trawl UK waters for a further 12 years.
The current deal agreed by Boris Johnson expires in 2026 but under the terms of the deal approved today they will now be allowed in to take fish until 2038.
However, in exchange British firms will enjoy better access to EU markets than they have had since the UK left in 2019.
The agreement will cut checks at the UK/EU borders for lorries carrying food and drink, which ministers hope will boost trade and cut prices in UK supermarkets for under-pressure families.
