Gove criticised for lack of post-Brexit fishing industry plans

UK environment secretary urged to set out proposals by Dutch counterpartThe Dutch government has called on Michael Gove to provide a clear vision for the European fishing industry for when the UK leaves the EU's common fisheries policy, amid growing insecurity in communities on both sides of the Channel.Carola Schouten, the Netherlands' fisheries minister, said her country's fleet, one of the largest in the EU, needed certainty about the future, but that she had yet to see any template from the British environment secretary for how a new arrangement would work. Continue reading...