Brussels chiefs want to potentially unpick a Brexit trade deal within a decade, it was claimed. EU leaders are thought to want a review of a pact in 2030 if countries such as France are upset over fishing rights in UK waters.
But leaders would try and tie a review over fishing to the wider trade agreement – potentially jeopardising arrangements on trade and security.
The UK is set to resist the attempt, as the deadline nears for striking a deal before the Brexit transition finishes on December 31.
Boris Johnson's spokesman said: “We want a simple, separate fisheries framework which reflects our right under international law.” Talks are taking place this week over video link after a member of EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier's team
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