French fishermen have threatened to blockade the port of Calais and cut off Christmas supplies in a post-Brexit fishing row.
They claim they have been “deceived” by the British government over fishing licence applications and have called on the European Commission to take “retaliatory measures”.
The president of the fishing committee for the northern Hauts-de-France region, Olivier Lepretre, said blocking the port in Calais and exports into the United Kingdom is “an option”.
Overall, in Hauts-de-France, 31 out of a possible 70 eligible vessels have been granted permission to operate in British waters, the committee said, describing it as “an unacceptable decision condemned by the entire profession”.
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