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Updated: 12 Dec 2020, 15:35 BRITAIN is right to ready Royal Navy gunships to stop "punch ups" in the event of a No Deal Brexit, the ex-Navy chief says. Admiral Lord West says our waters need to be protected from "stormy" fisherman. ⚠️ 5 HMS Tyne could be deployed in the event of a no-deal Brexit, say reportsCredit: PA:Press Association 5 Admiral Lord West has backed the plansCredit: PA:Press Association His comments come after the MoD confirmed it had four armed vessels on standby to block EU trawlers using British waters if a No-Deal Brexit happens. The former chief of naval staff told...

Ex-navy chief Lord West says PM is RIGHT to prepare Brexit gunboats Tom Pyman For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Boris Johnson was today blasted as an 'English nationalist' by a former Conservative party chairman as Tories rowed over the Prime Minister's Brexit plan. Gunboats are being prepared for any 'punch-up' with 'stormy' French fishermen as last-minute negotiations with the EU rumble on. The trade talks continue to be deadlocked over the thorny issues of fishing rights and the so-called level playing field 'ratchet' that would tie the UK to future...

Britain will send in four Royal Navy vessels with cannon and machine guns to patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU.