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Rising to the bait? France-UK fishing row fuels post-Brexit bitterness
41 minutes Posted Nov 4, 2021 at 7:22 pm.
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Livelihoods are very much at stake in the Franco-British fishing row, which is turning out to have larger implications than suspended licenses and the sequester of a trawler. Can a solution be found? Does either side want to compromise? Boris Johnson is facing surging energy prices and post-Brexit uncertainty. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron is up for re-election in six months' time and faces issues at home over fuel prices and migrants putting a strain on coastal communities.