Published 06:36 IST, December 25th 2020
Boris Johnson sports fish motif for Brexit announcement as negotiations get off the hook
Under the deal, the EU will give up a quarter of the quota it catches in British waters, far less than the 80% Johnson administration initially demanded.
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While experts and masses continue to debate merits of Brexit as United Kingdom and European Union anunced reaching an agreement on Christmas Eve, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wore a fish motif tie to underline one of most dominant concerns in long-drawn negotiations. Johnson's interesting choice of tie drew attention as British leer dressed Brexit press conference on Thursday, December 24.
(Boris Johnson wears a tie with a fish motif at press conference outlining Brexit deal on Christmas Eve. Photograph: Paul Grover/AP)
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Even though fishing industry has a fractional stake in Britain's GDP, Brexit negotiations hit a delock over subject. As per Guardian, it became symbolic of desire to "take back control" as successive years of overfishing by bloc nations and quota system h hurt British interest. In his speech, Johnson stressed "prodigious" increase in fishing catches that UK would w be allowed to keep.
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Under deal, EU will give up a quarter of quota it catches in British waters, far less than 80% Johnson ministration initially demanded. system will be phased in over five and a half years, after which quotas will be reassessed. UK has remained part of bloc's single market during 11-month post-Brexit transition period. With deal w sealed, people are preparing mselves to will feel impact of Brexit.
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Boris Johnson is latest to join an elite club of personalities that have me it to helines for commenting on socio-political issues with ir clos. While various artists and actors have often me a subtle statement with ir choice of attire, public figures are without ir share of controversial sartorial choices.
In 2017, Queen Elizabeth wore a lilac hat that h several blue petal flowers with yellow centers during state opening of parliament which was compared to EU flag.
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(Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II makes a speech in House of Lords at official State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Photograph: Carl Court/Pool via AP)
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In 2018, US first ly Melania Trump drew flack for wearing a green hooded military jacket with "I really don’t care, do u?" written on back during her visit to a children's shelter for migrant kids in Texas. When asked what mess Melania Trump intended to send, her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said: "It’s a jacket. re was hidden mess." first ly later in an interview ackwledged that it "was a kind of mess, yes."
(US first ly Melania Trump arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, June 21, 2018, after visiting Upbring New Hope Children Center run by Luran Social Services of South in McAllen, Texas. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP)
06:36 IST, December 25th 2020