Johnson tells Von der Leyen French threats are ‘completely unjustified’

PM raises concerns about possible block on UK exports by France due to dispute about fishing rights

Boris Johnson has told the European Commission president that French threats to hold up British exports in response to a dispute over fishing licences were completely unjustified", as the ports of Calais and Boulogne warned of an impending disaster.

During a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen at the G20 summit in Rome, the prime minister raised his concerns about the rhetoric from the French government", a government spokesman said.