Politics
Brexit Hopes Fade for Some Who Want It So Badly
The fishing industry is desperate to leave the European Union. It also likes exporting to the single market.
Boats sit in the harbour at Brixham.
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The faded Welsh industrial port of Milford Haven and the picturesque English harbor town of Brixham are economic worlds apart, but they're both desperate to leave the European Union.
Locals say Brexit can boost their fishing industry, hit by competition from foreign fleets and quotas on catches during 44 years of EU membership. The worry is that the country will repeat the mistakes on the way out they say were made on the way in by ceding to too many European demands. What they don't want is to end up with access to more fish, though fewer markets.