The Prime Minister has vowed to make a fish pie in response to concerns raised about the British fishing industry by a Cornish MP.
Boris Johnson had been invited by South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray to join a chef in order to be shown "how easy it is to prepare and cook a dish using British-caught fish."
It follows her statement during Prime Minister's Questions today about the industry and the "disgraceful" treatment of UK exports by the EU.
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In response, Mr Johnson said he could make a fish pie, which he would now "undertake to do."
The Press Association has reported that Ms Murray made the cookery lesson offer to Mr Johnson as part of a suggestion for the Government to encourage consumers to buy British fish.
Ms Murray is said to have told the Commons: “We’ve seen the disgraceful way the EU have responded to UK fish exports.
“Part of the answer is for UK consumers to buy British fish.
“As chairman of the all-party parliamentary group for fisheries, could I invite the Prime Minister to join a fantastic British chef to show how easy it is to prepare and cook a dish using British-caught fish?”
Mr Johnson replied: “Well I am very happy to take up (Ms Murray’s suggestion).
“I am not the greatest chef myself, but I have made and can make, from memory, a fish pie with haddock and prawns, which I undertake to do.”
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