'Scallop wars': UK offers olive branch as French navy threatens to act
by Pippa Crerar Deputy political editor from on (#3Y2WV)
No 10 hopes for 'amicable outcome' to dispute between UK and French fishing boats
Downing Street has attempted to defuse tensions between British and French fishing industry workers harvesting scallops in the Channel after the French navy said it would intervene to prevent further clashes.
Theresa May's official spokesman said both sides were hoping for a cordial solution from talks in London on Wednesday designed to resolve the dispute, suggesting there was were no plans for British warships to be deployed.
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