According To The UK Government, Fishing In France Should Be Prohibited.

On Sunday, Boris Johnson met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss ongoing tensions over permits for French fishing vessels. French officials said the two had agreed to work together over the "next hours and days" to find a solution. However, a spokesman for Johnson later said no action had been agreed.

In contrast, the prime minister's official statement said he had "reaffirmed his deep concern over the French government's rhetoric in recent days, including the French Prime Minister's proposal to punish Britain for leaving the European Union." Johnson has "expressed hope that the French government will reduce this rhetoric and withdraw its threat."

The Prime Minister's spokesman went further, adding: "France will have to decide whether to withdraw from this very worrying threat. "We are not trying to increase this. On the contrary, we would appreciate it if they reduce and withdraw the threat they are making. [But] France will decide."

The comments seem to contradict what France said after a 30-minute informal meeting in Rome, where the leaders of the world's most prosperous economy, the G20, were negotiating.

According to French officials, Johnson and Macron said they were "looking for a solution to this problem." A statement from the Elysee Palace said the two leaders had "agreed to continue talks on fishing permits over the next few hours and days."

Macron wants to "resume dialogue based on rigor, seriousness, and respect," adding: "The French president told his colleague that it was necessary to honor the commitments made jointly by the UK and the European Union in the Brexit agreement. ."

Although fishing is only a tiny part of the UK and France's economies, fishing has played a substantial political role during Brexit. But this particular dispute began after a British trawler from France was arrested and fined during an inspection near Le Havre on Thursday. Since then, the more general question of how many licenses Britain has given France to fish in British waters since Brexit has surfaced.

France was upset by Britain and Jerseys' decision to deny fishing permits to dozens of French vessels last month and said it violated the Brexit deal.

He then warned that next week he would prevent British ships from landing their catch in several French ports and tighten control over British ships and trucks if the fishing permit dispute was not resolved by Tuesday. France also said it could cut off electricity to Crown-dependent Jersey, as it had threatened in early May.

At the same time, a letter from French Prime Minister Jean Castex, seen by the BBC, said the EU must prove in this dispute that "leaving the EU is more dangerous than staying there."