Macron’s reelection hopes may be driving Brexit fishing row, says Eustice
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UK environment secretary accuses France of using ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric in escalating disputeEmmanuel Macron’s hopes of being reelected president may be driving the diplomatic row with France over post-Brexit access to Britain’s fishing waters, the UK’s environment secretary has claimed.George Eustice accused Paris of using “inflammatory” rhetoric in an escalating dispute over a shortfall in licences for French fishing vessels seeking to operate in the coastal waters of the UK and Jersey. Continue reading...