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UK condemns France's seizure of fishing boat as post-Brexit row deepens

By Juliette Jabkhiro LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) -Britain denounced France s seizure of a British boat in French waters and warned Paris against further retaliation on Thursday, in a rapidly deteriorating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. French Seas Minister Annick Girardin said the Cornelis Gert Jan, a scallop dredger, was escorted to the northern port of Le Havre overnight after its crew failed to prove it was allowed to fish in French territorial waters. A second British vessel was given a verbal warning. The action signalled France s determination not to back down in the row, a day after listing potential sanctions https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/brexit-france-readying-sanctions-if-uk-withholds-fishing-licences-2021-10-27 against Britain if there is no progress in talks. They include extra customs checks on British goods from Nov. 2 and what was widely seen in London as a threat to cut electricity exports to Britain if talks fail. It s not war, but it is a fight, Girardin t ....

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