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Fishermen protesting for Brexit ahead of the 2016 referendum (Image: GETTY) Referring to the British he said: “If they really go through with it, it’ll be game over for us. “The Dutch and Belgiums will have to leave too and everyone will come over here. “The sea will be too small for us all. It’ll be war.” Speaking on Friday Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, warned there are “just a few hours left” to agree a new trade deal with the UK. Brexit is only the beginning warns Croatian MEP Addressing the European Parliament he insisted a deal is still possible but the “path is very narrow”. ....
Dispatch: French bristle at talk of Falklands on our doorstep as fishermen put brave face on Brexit French condemn Channel gunboat threat as small fishermen fear the worst in case of no-deal but industry insists UK will be the big losers 18 December 2020 • 8:14pm Britain is set to dispatch four Royal Navy ships to patrol UK waters Credit: Laurent Villeret / Dolce vita Sitting in his office by the northern French port of Boulogne-sur-mer, mayor Frédéric Cuvillier called for calm. “Do you really want a Falklands war on your doorstep in Guernsey or Jersey?,” he asked. “Talk of gunboats may flatter the jingoistic ego on either side of the Channel but it will not help us reach a deal, he said. ....