The Royal Navy has ordered its two gunships to return home from Jersey after they sent French fishermen scurrying back home from an attempted blockade of the island sparked by a row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
The fishermen said they were ready to restage the Battle of Trafalgar as they descended on the harbour this morning. But by 1.30pm the armada had given in and was seen heading back towards France.
Don Thompson, president of Jersey Fishermen's Association, told Sky News that the French boats blockading the harbour had returned home but were not dropping their demands, as the EU accused Jersey of breaking the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
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