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French fishermen leave Jersey after post-Brexit rights protest By Emma Harrison & Ella Wills BBC News image copyrightGetty Images A protest over post-Brexit rights by French fishermen at Jersey's main port has ended, following talks that aimed to resolve the row. About 60 boats protested at St Helier and two Royal Navy ships and two French vessels were sent to the area. French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued under the Channel Island's new system. Jersey's External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said discussions were "positive". However, a spokesman for fish...

Annick Girardin reportedly told parliament in Paris yesterday that her administration was "ready to use... retaliation measures" against the Channel Islands.

2 hours ago MAJOR reforms of the composition of the States were approved in the Chamber yesterday – ending more than two decades of stalemate in attempts to overhaul the electoral system. A file image of the States Chamber taken in 2016. Picture: ROB CURRIE. (30709422) The move means that the position of Senator, which has an Islandwide mandate, will be scrapped at the next election. The Assembly will instead be comprised of 37 Deputies across nine newly formed districts and the 12 parish Constables from 2022 onwards. States Members voted overwhelmingly to support the proposition from the ...

The reforms will see the island-wide role of Senators axed, and replaced by 37 district representatives from nine electoral districts and 12 Constables.

Wednesday April 21, 2021, 12:01 PM Senators Gorst and Farnham have both brought amendments to the proposition seeking to retain the Senators. Credit: ITV Channel TV Jersey's States are back in the Chamber debating whether to keep the role of Senator in the States Assembly once more.In December they approved in-principle reforms which would see the island-wide role of Senators axed, and replaced instead by 37 district representatives from nine electoral districts and 12 Constables. Plans agreed in December would see the island-wide role of Senators axed, and replaced instead by 37 district rep...