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bots 05-05-2021 07:32 PM

UK sends Royal Navy patrol ships to monitor Jersey blockade
 
The UK will send two Royal Navy patrol vessels to monitor a planned blockade of Jersey's main port amid a fishing rights row with France.

PM Boris Johnson pledged his "unwavering support" for the island, a Crown dependency 14 miles (22km) off France in the English Channel.

It came after the French government threatened to cut off Jersey's electricity over a post-Brexit dispute.

The row emerged over a new licensing system for French fishing vessels.

The system - introduced by the Government of Jersey under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) - requires French fishing boats to provide evidence of previous activity in Jersey's waters.

But French authorities said "new technical measures" for fishing off the Channel Islands had not been communicated to the EU, rendering them "null and void".

Downing Street said Mr Johnson believed "any blockade would be completely unjustified" and that the Navy vessels would be deployed as a "precautionary measure".

The prime minister held talks with the Chief Minister of Jersey John Le Fondré and Minister of External Affairs Ian Gorst.

The threat to cut off Jersey's electricity supply - 95% of which is delivered by underwater cable from France - was made by French Maritime Minister Annick Girardin.

She told the French parliament that new rules governing access to Channel Islands waters were unacceptable - and that France was "ready to use... retaliatory measures".

"I am sorry it has come to this [but] we will do so if we have to," she said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57003069

bots 05-05-2021 07:35 PM

makes sense to have a war with france now that we have covid under control :omgno:

Scarlett. 05-05-2021 07:54 PM

Brexit sure is going as ****e as we predicted

Crimson Dynamo 05-05-2021 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarlett. (Post 11042546)
Brexit sure is going as ****e as we predicted

you predicted a problem with Jersey

I am pretty sure you did not

do you have a link?

Oliver_W 05-05-2021 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11042545)
makes sense to have a war with france now that we have covid under control :omgno:

The only war France would win would be a civil war, and even then I wouldn't bet on it :joker:

arista 05-05-2021 10:57 PM

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arista 05-05-2021 10:57 PM

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arista 05-05-2021 11:21 PM

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arista 06-05-2021 03:28 AM

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arista 06-05-2021 03:29 AM

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arista 06-05-2021 03:31 AM

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arista 06-05-2021 03:39 AM

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arista 06-05-2021 07:05 AM

A local Fisherman
Live n Jersey
On GMBHD itv

Said the French are having Elections
so he thinks The Politicians in France set this all up.


We watched a French Boat Ram
a UK boat


bbc1AM you have a Reporter in Boat?
Not interviewing Locals?

UserSince2005 06-05-2021 07:23 AM

Boris is an icon, the french are scared

arista 06-05-2021 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UserSince2005 (Post 11042636)
Boris is an icon, the French are scared


They are Not
they have a warship being sent now

arista 06-05-2021 07:52 AM

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arista 06-05-2021 09:14 AM




Vine moved his Cut Outs
saying the Bigger 2 British War ships
can knock the Unlicensed French Boats
out of the way.

One Supply Ship
needs to leave the Harbour
the 2 British Warships
can get that on its way.

Livia 06-05-2021 10:33 AM

We've had a thousand years of annoying each other and both we and the French are quite good at it.

arista 06-05-2021 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11042740)
We've had a thousand years of annoying each other and both we and the French are quite good at it.


Yes but its Paperwork not done?

Denver 06-05-2021 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 11042645)
They are Not
they have a warship being sent now

They are sending one ship half the size of our Navy ship, we beat them in every war we faced them so you would think they would pick in someone who stood a chance

Beso 06-05-2021 11:18 AM

Jim bergerac needs to come out of retirement.

The Slim Reaper 06-05-2021 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denver (Post 11042769)
They are sending one ship half the size of our Navy ship, we beat them in every war we faced them so you would think they would pick in someone who stood a chance

France have beaten us in more wars than we've beaten them if you're looking for historical accuracy, but I see it didn't take long for you to revert straight back into a brexit nationalist.

Alf 06-05-2021 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 11042800)
France have beaten us in more wars than we've beaten them if you're looking for historical accuracy, but I see it didn't take long for you to revert straight back into a brexit nationalist.

What's wrong with being a Brexit nationalist? The majority of the country are one.

The Slim Reaper 06-05-2021 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alf (Post 11042801)
What's wrong with being a Brexit nationalist? The majority of the country are one.

They're not, and it's actually the opposite.

Denver 06-05-2021 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 11042800)
France have beaten us in more wars than we've beaten them if you're looking for historical accuracy, but I see it didn't take long for you to revert straight back into a brexit nationalist.

We came up against and beaten them on recent wars.

They can not invade international waters with no punishment and the French dont even want to be part of the EU so they should not be making enemies for when they eventually have their Frexit


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