Crew member Steve Bennet works on the trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the boat heads out into the Menai Strait where Deepdock have harvested mussels for sale into the EU since the...

A mussel collecting trawler is moored at Port Penrhyn where mussel production company Deepdock Ltd harvest mussels in the Menai Strait. The company has collected and sold mussels into the EU since the...

Crewmember Steve Bennet watches as nets are cast into the sea from the trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the boat heads out into the Menai Strait to collect mussels which the company...

Crewmember Steve Bennet collects nets into a trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the boat heads out into the Menai Strait to collect mussels which the company sells to the EU. The comp...

Crewmember Steve Bennet collects nets into a trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the boat heads out into the Menai Strait to collect mussels which the company sells to the EU. The comp...

Mussels are laid out on the side of the trawler after being brought up from the seabed of the Menai Strait onto the trawler of mussel production company Deepdock Ltd ready to be washed and processed a...

Crewmember Steve Bennet watches as nets are cast into the sea from the trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the boat heads out into the Menai Strait to collect mussels which the company...

Mussel collecting nets are brought up from the waters of the Menai Strait, where they bring up the shellfish from the seabed before being hauled back onto the trawler of mussel production company Deep...

James Wilson, co-owner of Deepdock Ltd, on the company's trawler at Port Penrhyn. Deepdock have been harvesting mussels in the Menai Strait for sale into the EU since the 1990s but new, post-Brexit EU...

James Wilson, co-owner of Deepdock Ltd, on the company's trawler at Port Penrhyn. Deepdock have been harvesting mussels in the Menai Strait for sale into the EU since the 1990s but new, post-Brexit EU...

The harbour at Port Penrhyn where mussel production company Deepdock Ltd harvest mussels in the Menai Strait. The company has collected and sold mussels into the EU since the 1990s but new, post-Brexi...

A driver waits beside his lorry in the forecourt at Oak Leaf Dairies, which produces dairy products which it exports to the EU, in Overton, Wales, on 4th February 2021. The company has encountered num...

A driver waits beside his lorry in the forecourt at Oak Leaf Dairies, which produces dairy products which it exports to the EU. The company has encountered numerous problems as the trade deals from Br...

Phil Langslow of Oak Leaf Dairies is pictured at the dairy production company. The company has encountered numerous problems as the trade deals from Brexit begin to be rolled out between Britain and t...

Phil Langslow of Oak Leaf Dairies is pictured at the dairy production company. The company has encountered numerous problems as the trade deals from Brexit begin to be rolled out between Britain and t...

Mussel shells are reflected in sea water on the Mare Gratis trawler as it returns to harbour in Port Penrhyn in the Menai Strait where collected mussels are washed and processed to be sold. The compan...

Crewmember Steve Bennet washes down the surfaces of the trawler after bringing up a net of mussels from the seabed of the Menai Strait onto the trawler of mussel producing company Deepdock Ltd as the...

Crewmember Steve Bennet shows a handful of mussels which have been brought up from the seabed of the Menai Strait onto the trawler of mussel production company Deepdock Ltd ready to be washed and proc...

James Wilson, co-owner of Deepdock Ltd, on the company's trawler at Port Penrhyn. Deepdock have been harvesting mussels in the Menai Strait for sale into the EU since the 1990s but new, post-Brexit EU...

The main bonfire in the town of Larne. On the top flies a Republican Starry Plough Flag along with a Brexit sign and an IRA sign.

Young people queue to receive their first COVID-19 vaccinations in a tent outside St. Thomas' Hospital in central London. The Delta variant, which originated in India, has now become the dominant stra...

A man and his dog in a queue of people outside a polling station during voting for the London Mayor and other local offices on 6 May 2021. The current mayor, Sadiq Khan, held on to his office in a win...

Door staff control the queue of people outside a polling station during voting for the London Mayor and other local offices on 6 May 2021. The current mayor, Sadiq Khan, held on to his office in a win...

The Venator Chemical Plant. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall' switched to the Conservatives fo...

People walking dogs towards the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve. In the background are is the closed-down Redcar Steelworks, shut due to the inability to compete with cheaper foreign production, pri...

People walking dogs in the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve. In the background are is the closed-down Redcar Steelworks, shut due to the inability to compete with cheaper foreign production, primaril...

People walking dogs on a beach with the turbines of the offshore windfarm at Seaton Carew rising from the sea beyond. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when...

People on a ride at a fun fair set up on waste ground on the edge of Hartlepool's marina district that was formerly a busy industrial port. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last G...

People at a fun fair set up on waste ground on the edge of Hartlepool's marina district that was formerly a busy industrial port. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Ele...

A family at a fun fair set up on waste ground on the edge of Hartlepool's marina district that was formerly a busy industrial port. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General E...

A Union Jack flag flies over the Heugh Battery Museum, on the Headland, marking the only WW1 battlefield on UK soil. It was here in 1914 that the first British soldier killed on British soil died as a...

A memorial tablet on the Headland marks where the first British soldier was killed on British soil during WW1 by shelling from a German battleship. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in t...

People on the beach which has been exposed by the receding tide. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red W...

Beer drinkers in garden of the Fisherman's Arms pub. British fishing communities, like Hartlepool, were some of the strongest supporters of Brexit but many now feel betrayed as small increases in fish...

Beer drinkers in garden of the Fisherman's Arms pub. British fishing communities, like Hartlepool, were some of the strongest supporters of Brexit but many now feel betrayed as small increases in fish...

A man walks along a street, past a boarded up lock-up at the back of some terraced houses. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in...

Closed shops with the former industrial port area in the background. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Re...

A woman walks through the graveyard at Saint Hilda's church. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall'...

People walk along a path on the waterfront where the beach has been exposed by the receding tide. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring a...

Socially distanced customers drinking outside the Pot House, a waterfront pub. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-...

Georgian houses on the waterfront where the beach has been exposed by the receding tide. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in L...

A sign explaining COVID-19 restrictions in place at a fun fair (before opening) on waste ground. In the background, the three masts of a sailing vessel at the National Museum of the Royal Navy appear...

A discarded sign in a car park that reads: 'Investing In Our Town...Welcome to the home of your future multi-million pound leisure centre and events space'. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, includ...

An external view of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall' s...

An external view of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall' s...

An external view of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall' sw...

An external view of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Hartlepool has always voted Labour, including in the last General Election, when many neighbouring areas in Labour's so-called 'Red Wall' s...

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the lorries which would normally take it to Turkey are still held up by the new Brexit paperwork.

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley with high rise towers in Canary Wharf containing the headquarters of Barclays and Citigroup rising behind. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the...

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley with high rise towers in Canary Wharf containing the headquarters of Barclays and Citigroup rising behind. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the...

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the lorries which would normally take it to Turkey are still held up by the new Brexit paperwork.

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the lorries which would normally take it to Turkey are still held up by the new Brexit paperwork.

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the lorries which would normally take it to Turkey are still held up by the new Brexit paperwork.

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the lorries which would normally take it to Turkey are still held up by the new Brexit paperwork.

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley with high rise towers in Canary Wharf containing the headquarters of Barclays and Citigroup rising behind. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the...

A scrap metal yard in the Lea Valley with high rise towers in Canary Wharf containing the headquarters of Barclays and Citigroup rising behind. The huge mound of ferrous scrap was growing because the...

Trucks embark and disembark from ferries at Dover.

Trucks embark and disembark from ferries at Dover.

A Brexit mural by Banksy that was covered by the building's owners with white paint in 2019.

As trucks line up to board France bound ferries at the port of Dover a man cycles along the cliffs above.

As ferries leave for France, another disembarks at the port of Dover where a queue of trucks has formed on the approach road.

The white cliffs between Folkestone and Dover. At right, a ferry leaves Dover for France.

Trucks line up at the Channel Tunnel terminal. As Brexit approaches, there have been long tailbacks of trucks trying to enter the channel tunnel.

Trucks line up at the Channel Tunnel terminal. As Brexit approaches, there have been long tailbacks of trucks trying to enter the channel tunnel.

A tailback of trucks waiting to enter the Port of Dover.

A tailback of trucks waiting to enter the Port of Dover.

A ship is loaded with containers at the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

Shipping containers at the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A couple walk on the beach opposite the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A couple walk on the beach opposite the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A couple walk on the beach opposite the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A couple walk on the beach opposite the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

The port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A couple walk on the beach opposite the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

A woman watches a ship being loaded with containers at the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are ov...

Containers stacked by the river Orwell near the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

Containers stacked by the river Orwell near the port of Felixstowe. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

The port of Southampton where a combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that like many ports its storage facilities are overloaded.

Shipping containers stacked in storage at the port of Southampton. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

Shipping containers stacked in storage at the port of Southampton. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

Vehicles in storage at the port of Southampton. A combination of stockpiling for Brexit and the effects on trade of the COVID-19 crisis have meant that many ports are overloaded.

Brexit supporters take part in the 'March To Leave'.

After two hours fishing at sea, Richard Eaves, and his crew, unload 100 boxes of sprats in the harbour. Their catch will be packed and distributed at one of a few fish processing businesses operating...

After two hours fishing at sea, Richard Eaves, and his crew, unload 100 boxes of sprats in the harbour. Their catch will be packed and distributed at one of a few fish processing businesses operating...

After two hours fishing at sea, Richard Eaves, and his crew, unload 100 boxes of sprats in the harbour. Their catch will be packed and distributed at one of a few fish processing businesses operating...

After two hours fishing at sea, Richard Eaves, and his crew, unload 100 boxes of sprats in the harbour. Their catch will be packed and distributed at one of a few fish processing businesses operating...

Cockle boats moored in the harbour, and along the Thames Estuary mud flats, at low tide.

Cockle boats moored in the harbour, and along the Thames Estuary mud flats, at low tide.

Cockle boats moored in the harbour, and along the Thames Estuary mud flats, at low tide.

Mist obscures boats moored in the harbour, home to a fishing industry which was once a staple of life in the area but has declined in recent years.