UK-EU Summit

Debate between Alex Burghart and David Pinto-Duschinsky

Tuesday 13th May 2025 Commons Chamber

[Alex Burghart]

Ain’t that the truth! Here is an opportunity for the Government to give guarantees and securities to our fishermen.

[David Pinto-Duschinsky (Hendon) (Lab)]

The hon. Member is talking about fishing rights. Under his Government, the UK catch suddenly dropped by 80%. Will he now apologise for the damage that he and his party did to the UK fishing industry?

[Alex Burghart]

We are the party that took fishermen out of the common fisheries policy, which is something that fishing communities wanted. We very much hope that this Government will not concede the rights that were hard won in those negotiations.