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Franceâs response to post-Brexit fishing restrictions around the island of Jersey has been described as âpretty close to an act of warâ by fishing community leaders in St Helier. They say they have been told 100 boats are being lined up in France for a 6am blockade at the main Channel Island port on Thursday, threatening food and energy supplies.
âIt was inevitable that the French would kick off,â said the head of the Jersey Fishermenâs Association, Don Thompson. âBut the reaction weâre seeing from France is almost like something you would see from Iran or Russia. Theyâre not just saying they can cut off the electricity supply, French fishermen are saying that theyâre coming tomorrow [Thursday] to blockade the harbour in time to stop the ferries from coming in so thereâll be no food supply and no fuel coming into the island either. So it comes pretty close to an act of war, this.â
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Jersey fishing row: French threats ‘pretty close to act of war’ Lisa O Carroll Brexit correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Allard Schager/Alamy Stock Photo
France’s reaction to post-Brexit fishing restrictions around the island of Jersey has been branded “pretty close to an act of war” by fishing community leaders in St Helier.
They say they have been told 100 boats are being lined up in France for a 6am blockade at the main Channel Island port on Thursday threatening food and energy supplies.
“It was inevitable that the French would kick off,” said head of the Jersey Fishermen’s Association, Don Thompson.
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