U.K.-France spat deepens despite Macron and Johnson talk
The Hindu
France has threatened to bar British boats from some of its ports and tighten checks on boats and trucks carrying U.K. goods if more French vessels aren't licensed to fish in U.K. waters.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stuck to rival positions Sunday in their countries' post-Brexit dispute over fishing in the English Channel, withto impose sanctions starting Tuesday that could include a blockade of British boats.
The two leaders held a 30-minute meeting on Sunday morning while attending the in Rome, and each addressed the escalating tensions over the granting of fishing licenses as they held separate news conferences at the end of the meeting.
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