France gears up for war with European neighbours if locked out of British waters by no deal Brexit
Dutch and Belgian trawlers are thought to be eyeing up French waters already
The French fear clashes with European neighbours after no-deal Brexit
No-deal risks triggering a European fishing war with the French pitted against a mainly Dutch armada competing for dwindling stocks if shut out of UK waters, Gallic fishing bosses have warned.
France this week threatened to veto post-Brexit trade talks over fishing rights and the issue remains one of the main bones of contention that have stymied a deal, along with so-called level playing provisions.