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Scottish Conservative MPS have put Theresa May “on notice” following widespread anger at the terms of a postbrexit transition deal struck with Brussels.

In a ten-minute meeting at Downing Street with the Prime Minister and Environment Secretary Michael Gove, the group were given assurances that the UK will take full control of its fishing waters in 2021, once the 21-month transition period elapses.

Fishing industry leaders were dismayed by the transition deal announced by David Davis in Brussels on Monday, which committed the UK to observing EU quotas until the end of 2020, despite leaving the common fisheries policy (CFP) in March 2019 and no longer being represented at quota-setting summits.

The UK will have its share of the catch in British waters frozen, and will be consulted on any decisions for 2020.

Scottish Tory MPS and their leader, Ruth Davidson, said they group of 12 backbenchers at Westminster could vote against a final Brexit deal that fails to take back control of British fishing waters.

Borders MP John Lamont said: “The government should be clear that they are on notice – no deal for fishermen, and they will have to think again on the terms of our departure.” Mr Gove was summoned to the House of Commons to face questions over the deal and said he was “disappointed”