European fleets would lose the right to fish in British waters after a no‑deal Brexit

French fishermen have warned Boris Johnson that they will bring cross-channel traffic to a halt by blockading Calais if they are not allowed to fish in British waters after a no-deal Brexit.

Ministers have pledged to take back control of Britain’s territorial waters after leaving the EU and rejected linking fishing rights to a trade deal. However, Olivier Leprêtre, chairman of the regional fisheries committee in northern France, said: “If there is a hard Brexit, I can assure you that not a single kilo of seafood or fish from Britain will get into France.”

In the event of a no-deal Brexit European fleets would lose the rights to fish in British waters under the EU common fisheries policy, which allows foreign trawlers up to