The post-Brexit fishing dispute explained

Johnson insists the UK’s position on licences granted to small French fishing vessels has not changed

Fishing boats in the channel
(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Brexit Minister David Frost will arrive in Paris today in an attempt to end the bitter dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Frost will meet with France’s Europe Minister Clement Beaune to discuss the so-called “fishing war” triggered by a dispute over the number of licences granted to small French fishing vessels since the UK left the EU.

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