Britain issues 48-hour deadline in France fishing dispute
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Britain has issued a hardline stance in a fishing dispute with France, stating that the European nation has 48 hours to back down or face an escalating trade dispute.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told Sky News that the issue "needs to be resolved in the next 48 hours."
"The French have made completely unreasonable threats, including to the Channel Islands and to our fishing industry, and they need to withdraw those threats or else we will use the mechanisms of our trade agreement with the EU to take action," Truss said. "If somebody behaves unfairly in a trade deal, you're entitled to take action against them and seek some compensatory measures."
"And that is what we will do if the French don't back down."
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