British cargo vessel blocked in French port as fishing rights row escalates

British cargo vessel blocked in French port as fishing rights row escalates

According to Reuters, the Jersey-based vessel Normandy Trader was prevented from leaving the port in Brittany.

There are also plans for fishermen to block the Channel Tunnel and the port of Calais later today.

The row centres around French fishermen demanding the UK issue more licences to fish in British waters than what Westminster says was agreed in the post-Brexit trade deal.