Government urged to defend British fishermen as boat detained in row with France
Scallop vessel Cornelis was ordered to divert to Le Havre port after the French authorities said it was fishing in French waters without a licence.
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Scallop vessel Cornelis was ordered to divert to Le Havre port after the French authorities said it was fishing in French waters without a licence.
The UK government condemns "unjustified" threats from France after a British trawler was detained.
France and the UK are at loggerheads over the issuing of licences to fish in UK waters after Brexit.
The Cornelis Gert Jan has found itself at the centre of a political storm which has put the two nations at loggerheads
A Macduff Shellfish vessel has been seized in France amid accusations it was fishing there illegally - claims the north-east firm denies.