Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the UK and EU's latest trade talks

Negotiations to reset the UK's post-Brexit relations reached a turning point - with leaders holding talks ahead of an upcoming summit.

Both regions recently reached a 12-year deal giving fishing access for EU boats in UK waters.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey explained further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Devin Gray is our UK correspondent. Hey, Gevin, Hi there, right?
So has Gary officially announced that he's gone?

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Not yet, but we think he will. We're talking about Garylnker,
the former England footballer, of course and star, but also
the highest paid BBC TV presenter. Controversial not because of
his presenting skills, but controversial because over his career he
has continued to post on social media. Now, as a
former BBC myself, you know, it just is not done

(00:30):
by the majority of staff, and there were plenty of
people in the newsroom in particular who, frankly I thought
there were double standards I think was what some in
the newsroom thought about. How he seemed to be allowed
to say what he wanted on social media and yet
people in the newsroom received some pretty serious action if
they did the same. So what appears to have tit

(00:51):
the balance? We expected Garylinka to present his final match
of the day next weekend and then stay within the
BBC but not present Mac the Dare anymore, the football program,
instead to present things like the coverage of the World
Cup and other major sporting of things like this. But
it now looks like he is having to go. Why
because of social media again. So last week he had

(01:13):
to apologize after sharing a social media post about Zionism
that included an illustration of a rat. Now the rat,
of course, is historically used as an anti Semitic insult.
Liniga said he regretted the references. He didn't know it
was a reference to that, and he said he would
never knowingly share anything anti semitic. He deleted the post,

(01:36):
but it blew up into one big rowl.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Yeah, but you know what, Kevin, I just don't buy that,
because if you post a picture of a RETNX to anything,
by its very nature being pejorative. So what is wrong
with him?

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Very good question. He has continued to talk out about things,
predominantly about migration in this country, which has wound up
lots of people. Why does his opinion about my and
small boats matter any more than anyone else's. He's a
footballer and a television presenter. He is not a politician,
and yet has a massive following on social media and
it's got him in trouble before and here we are.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
Again, Yeah, exactly. Well see now listen, what is the
post Brixit negotiation that has reached some sort of consensus?

Speaker 2 (02:19):
Yes, so big meeting today between sekire Starma, the UK
Prime Minister, and other EU leaders. It is the first
bilateral meeting between the UK and the EU since Brexit,
and this government says it wants to get on and
reset relations with the EU after some bitter talk over Brexit.

(02:40):
So plenty of Brexiteers are going to be nervously watching
what's being agreed, because of course the EU will want
something back from the UK if the UK is demanding
one or two things. So apparently discussions over the weekend
included defense, trade, fishing rights, and the possible youth mobility scheme. Now,

(03:02):
fishing rights very controversial, lots of European boats use our
waters and many argue we don't get much back in return.
And the youth mobility scheme well, at the moment we're
trying to cut migration and net migration, so adding to
the figures would seem to be a contra to what
most people will say they want. And also it looks

(03:24):
like the stumbling block late last night was fishing right,
So plenty of people waiting to hear what the European
Commission President Ursula Underlyon and Secure Starmer will say. Having
struck this deal, which we now believe is ready to go.
Announcements around trade and security probably include British access to
roughly two hundred and eighty billion New Zealand dollars for

(03:48):
the EU Defense Fund, and that could be a big
boost for UK defense companies. But what will have to
be agreed otherwise? Certainly it now would appear that the
Conservative leader, the leader of the opposition and there are
four UK leading Nigel Farage are saying it's a surrender
yet we don't really know what's in it yet.

Speaker 1 (04:06):
Interesting. Hey, thank you so much, Gavin. As always Gavin Gray,
are UK correspondent.

Speaker 2 (04:11):
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