As the COP26 summit gets underway, a diplomatic Brexit row is escalating on the sidelines of the conference over fish. After France threatened to block British boats from its ports and increase checks on vessels over a disagreement on fishing licences, the UK warned it could retaliate if France goes through with it. Suggestions from the French over the weekend that a solution in the form of ‘practical operational measures’ had been found were quickly shot down by the UK side.
With a French election looming, Macron can be expected to do more not less of this
This morning, Liz Truss doubled down – using a morning media round to say the UK is prepared to take legal action against France. The Foreign Secretary said that France has 48 hours to back down over its position on UK fishing vessels – or face legal action.
‘We are simply not going to roll over in the face of these threats,’ she warned.
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