LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could never accept arrangements on fishing with the European Union which do not fit with its status as an independent coastal state, Sky News reported a British source as saying in response to EU no-deal Brexit contingency plans.
"We would never accept arrangements and access to UK fishing waters and which are incompatible with our future status as an independent coastal state," the unnamed government source said, Sky reported.
Earlier, the European Commission proposed that Britain and the EU continue to offer reciprocal access to their fishing waters for up to a year, potentially easing tension around one of the most emotive sticking points in the trade negotiations.