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Invalid Date, BORIS Johnson has deployed the Royal Navy to protect Jersey from the threat of a French blockade. The dramatic move came after French fishermen - backed by Macron’s ministers - vowed to shut off the island unless they could fish more British waters, a threat branded an "act of war". 11 11 11 11 11 The furious spat erupted after the island - which is under Britain's protection - slapped French trawlers with post-Brexit fishing licences requirements. About 100 French fishing vessels are due to sail to Jersey's port on Thursday as part of a protest against the new rules, the hea...

Updated 06/05/2021 00:39 BST UK Sends Armed Navy Ships To Jersey In Post-Brexit French Fishing Row France had warned it could cut off electricity to the island. Two armed Navy ships will be sent from the UK to Jersey amid an ongoing row between the island and France over post-Brexit fishing rights and concerns about the prospect of a blockade. Two offshore patrol vessels will “monitor the situation” after French maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday that the country was ready to take “retaliatory measures”, after accusing the Channel Island of draggin...

Jersey fishing protest: Royal Navy ships heading home but diplomatic row between UK and France rages Nicholas Cecil © Thomson Reuters French fishing fleet is seen at the entrance to the harbour in St Helier, Jersey, May 6, 2021. Marc Le Cornu/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT A special message from Microsoft News: India is currently being devastated by a deadly second wave of Covid. You can support Oxfam's Covid relief efforts in India, including reaching out to the most affected and vulnerable communities, distributing and install...

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