Four Months into Brexit, the UK and France Have Resorted to Gunboat Diplomacy over Fish

May 6, 2021 | Luke McGee, CNN
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Take a glance at the British media and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the UK was preparing for war with France. On Wednesday night, it was widely reported that the UK was to send two gunboats to the self-governing British island of Jersey, which sits just 14 miles off the French coast. On Thursday, France announced that it was sending its own navy ships to monitor the situation.