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Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are due to come face-to-face in Rome later as the bitter dispute risks escalating even further.

The UK government is actively considering taking legal action against France as a row between the two nations over post-Brexit fishing rights continues to escalate.

The demands were made by Jersey fisherman Tony Porritt who stressed that fishermen like him will be unable to export their catch to the European Union if the French go through with their threat to blockade ports to Brits trying to trade with the bloc. The threats come as France continue to rage over the […]

Since the U.K. left the economic orbit of the EU in January, relations between London and Paris have become increasingly frayed.

The environment secretary says "two can play at that game" as dispute over fishing rights escalates.

The UK government condemns "unjustified" threats from France after a British trawler was detained.

George Eustice today urged France to drop its unacceptable fishing row threats as he said the UK will retaliate if Paris escalates the row, warning: Two can play at that game.

The French prosecutor says the captain of the Cornelis Gert Jan faces a possible €75,000 fine for "non-authorized fishing in French waters" by a non-EU boat. The scallop dredger was seized Thursday off Le Havre.

The UK has condemned "disproportionate" threats from France and summoned the country's ambassador in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. | ITV National News

Prosecutors say the trawler did not have the required licence to operate, despite the boat owner's saying it did