Many people in the United Kingdom’s coastal fishing communities supported the “Leave” campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum. But British politicians will find it difficult to make good on their promises to “take back control” of the country’s rich fisheries, says Ben Drakeford, in an interview.

When the last of the ballots had finally been counted in the recent European Parliament elections, it was clear that one of the biggest losers was Britain’s Labour Party, and its Brexit strategy. Labour’s attempts to appeal to Leavers and Remainers by being as ambiguous as possible about Brexit have backfired.