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Now French trawlers threaten to blockade Calais to stop British goods arriving in the EU after Jersey armada
Updated: May 6 2021, 20:11 ET
FRENCH fishermen are now threatening to blockade Calais to prevent British goods entering the EU.
The move came after around 100 boats retreated back to France following a blockade of Jersey, warning next time there will be war .
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A French fishermen s leader has threatened to stop British goods getting to the EUCredit: PA
Angry French fishermen set off flares as dozens of boats began steaming in just after 6am as the huge row over post-Brexit fishing rights intensified.
French Fishermen Prepare To Block UK Trucks In Brexit Protest
04/22/21 AT 8:49 PM
More than a hundred French fishermen were readying Thursday night to block trucks carrying fish from the UK, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as a sham .
Protesters were spending the night at a checkpoint where lorries carrying fish from Britain into the northern French ports of Dunkirk and Calais are subject to hygiene checks, now that the UK has left the European Union.
The fishermen set fire to pallets and tyres to stay warm at the Boulogne-sur-Mer checkpoint, in France s busiest fishing hub.
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French fishermen are taking part in a blockade to stop lorries carrying fish from the UK in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they dismiss as a sham.
Since Thursday night, protesters massed
at a checkpoint where lorries carrying fish from Britain into the northern French ports of Dunkirk and Calais are subject to hygiene checks, now that the UK has left the EU. French fishermen hold a banner as they block lorries carrying UK-landed fish to protest for the slow issuance of licenses to fish inside British waters. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
The fishermen set fire to pallets and tyres to stay warm at the Boulogne-sur-Mer checkpoint, in France s busiest fishing centre, leading to British lorries boycotting the port and changing their routes.