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Why is there a row over fishing in Jersey - and how might it escalate?
Sky News looks at what s sparked the tensions and how the row might escalate.
What s happening?
The UK has deployed HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to Jersey to conduct maritime security patrols as a strictly precautionary measure following talks with the
Jersey government, the Ministry of Defence has said.
HMS Severn entered back into service in June last year - after being saved from the scrapyard - to boost the UK s ability to patrol its waters after
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HMS Severn and HMS Tamar were sent from Portsmouth as a precaution in ratcheting up of row with France
The Royal Navy ships are roaming Channel after Paris warned yesterday it could cut off electricity to Jersey
PM deployed the ships after intelligence said 100 French boats could blockade Saint Helier Thursday morning
French maritime minister yesterday accused Jersey of dragging its feet over licences for French fishing boats
Two Royal Navy vessels are patrolling waters around Jersey amid concerns of a possible blockade of the island due to an ongoing row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights.
HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation” at the Channel Island amid a protest by French fishing vessels at the port of St Helier over the lack of access.
French maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday that the country is ready to take “retaliatory measures”, accusing Jersey of dragging its feet over issuing new licences to French boats.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Jersey Chief Minister Senator John Le Fondre and External Affairs Minister Ian Gorst on Wednesday, and “underlined his unwavering support” for the island.
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