A British fishing boat was in French custody today after allegedly being caught operating without a licence in the English Channel.
The Lady T, which is based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, was being held in Boulogne-sur-Mer on Saturday and now risks being confiscated.
She was caught by the Pluvier, a French Navy ship, on Thursday, and the catamaran's skipper now faces prosecution for fishing for whelks without a license.
It comes days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer was heavily criticised over a landmark deal with the EU over fishing rights which hugely favour the French.
A spokesman for France's Martime Prefecture said: 'On Thursday, May 22, the French Navy's public service patrol vessel, the Pluvier, conducted a fishing inspection in the French Exclusive Economic Zone, off the Somme Bay.
