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Moment French trawler rams UK boat then chases after it as tense stand-off in Channel escalates with Macron sending SECOND gunboat to meet two Royal Navy warships after EU accuses island of breaking Brexit law HMS Severn and HMS Tamar were sent from Portsmouth 'as a precaution' in ratcheting up of row with France The Royal Navy ships are roaming Channel after Paris warned yesterday it could cut off electricity to Jersey PM deployed the ships after intelligence said 100 French boats could blockade Saint Helier Thursday morning French maritime minister yesterday accused Jersey of dragging its f...

Two Royal Navy vessels are patrolling waters around Jersey amid concerns of a possible blockade of the island due to an ongoing row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation” at the Channel Island amid a protest by French fishing vessels at the port of St Helier over the lack of access. French maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday that the country is ready to take “retaliatory measures”, accusing Jersey of dragging its feet over issuing new licences to French boats. Prime Minist...

The UK and Jersey have hit out at France for making “disproportionate” threats after Paris warned it could cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rights. Maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday France was ready to take “retaliatory measures” after accusing the Channel Island of dragging its feet over issuing new licences to French boats. The UK Government said the move was “clearly unacceptable” as efforts to resolve the row continued. Jersey’s External Relations Minister, Ian Gorst, insisted that there was no justification for such sever...

3 hours ago FRENCH fishermen are threatening to blockade Jersey’s port and stop supplies being delivered to the Island after a worsening diplomatic dispute between the two jurisdictions reached new heights. Fishermen gathered at the Granville criée auction house at the weekend to protest about the fishing licences they had been given by the Government of Jersey. Picture: Ouest-France (30781718) The threats follows the issuing of post-Brexit fishing licences to Norman and Breton vessels last week, which representatives from the Normandy and La Manche regions claim had restrictions attached ...

The UK and Jersey have hit out at France for making “disproportionate” threats after Paris warned it could cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rights. Maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday France was ready to take “retaliatory measures” after accusing the Channel Island of dragging its feet over issuing new licences to French boats. The UK Government said the move was “clearly unacceptable” as efforts to resolve the row continued. Jersey’s External Relations Minister, Ian Gorst, insisted that there was no justification for such sever...