Lord Frost heads to Paris for crunch fishing talks
The French government has threatened sanctions unless more licences to operate in UK waters are granted to its fishing boats.
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The French government has threatened sanctions unless more licences to operate in UK waters are granted to its fishing boats.
The Scottish-registered scallop dredger Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre yesterday evening after being held there since last week, when France accused it of fishing in its waters without a licence.
French fisherman Loic Fontaine said he plans to sell his boat because, cut off after Brexit from access to British waters where French fleets traditionally fished, the vessel cannot earn its keep.
The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.
The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.