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French fishermen will block British vessels from supplying the French market in the event of a No Deal Brexit
Boris Johnson has warned a No Deal Brexit was now very, very likely
Royal Navy gunboats could be deployed to patrol English Channel and Irish Sea
French fishermen have warned they will set up blockades to stop British vessels from supplying the French market in the event of a No Deal Brexit.
They said they would respond to having zero access to UK waters by blocking ships carrying vital goods from entering major ports such as Calais.
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It will not just be a few fishermen who will block negotiations or who will cause trouble at sea, warned Dimitri Rogoff, President of the Normandy regional fisheries committee.
| UPDATED: 14:57, Sun, Dec 13, 2020
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