U.K. Calls France ‘Unreasonable’ Over Brexit Energy Threat
- Brexit minister Frost hits back at French electricity pressure
- France’s Beaune raises prospect of retaliation over fishing
U.K. Brexit Minister David Frost
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The U.K. hit back at France over its threat to Britain’s electricity supplies in a dispute over fishing, escalating post-Brexit tensions between the two countries.
France is “unreasonable” to suggest Britain is not respecting their post-Brexit accord on fish, Brexit minister David Frost said Tuesday. Earlier, a French minister highlighted the U.K.’s reliance on France for its energy supply, suggesting it could be leveraged as a means of retaliation in their dispute over access to British fishing waters.