The next stage of Brexit will see Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiate with the EU for the best possible trade deal. Leo Varadkar argued the EU would request continued access to the UK’s fishing waters in exchange to access to European financial services. Tory MP Andrew Bowie insisted that the UK Government would not partake in any trade-off that would involve the UK realigning with the Common Fisheries Policy.

Leo Varadkar spoke to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg earlier this week and revealed how the EU hopes to negotiate.

He said: “The UK has a lot of waters.

“And a lot of fish is taken out of your waters by boats from other countries.

“You may have to make concessions in areas like fishing in order to get concessions from us in areas like financial services.”

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Politics Live host Andrew Neil responded to the clip and said: “Andrew Bowie you represent a fishing constituency.

“You have got fishing towns down by the Aberdeen coast.

“How do you feel about a trade-off between access to our coastal waters in return for continued access for the city of London to Europe?”

Andrew Bowie replied: “Well, the Government has been quite clear from the off.

“One of the huge benefits of Brexit is the UK leaving the Common Fisheries Policy.

“As you said Andrew, becoming an independent coastal state.

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“We will be taking our seat at the negotiating table alongside Norway and Iceland as equals with the European access to our waters.

“As far as the Government is concerned, there will be no trade-off.

“Because we are leaving the Common Fisheries Policy.”

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