UK summons French ambassador amid post-Brexit fishing rights row
The UK government condemns "unjustified" threats from France after a British trawler was detained.
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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