France declares Brexit WAR on Britain – vows to block Channel Tunnel
The Daily Express says France has accused Britain of playing politics with fishing rules after only granting licences to 12 out of 47 applications which would allow small French boats to fish in British territorial waters. French government spokesman Gabriel Attal has branded Britain’s decision “unacceptable” in the subsequent diplomatic fall-out. French fishermen could block the Channel Tunnel linking France and the United Kingdom in protest over the allocation of post-Brexit fishing licences, French member of parliament Jean-Pierre Pont has threatened.
A Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said: “Almost 1,700 EU vessels licences have now been licensed to fish in UK waters.
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