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UK threatens to deploy gunboats to 'protect our fish' as Brexit trade talks enter final hours
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inbox The UK has fired a warning shot to Brussels over a no-deal Brexit after readying armed Royal Navy boats to patrol its fishing waters.
Trade negotiations have entered their final 48-hours, however leaders of both parties, Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, warned they're unlikely to reach a deal by the deadline on Sunday.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed four 80-metre armed vessels have been placed on standby to guard British waters from EU trawlers in the event that there is no new agreement on fishing rights after December 31 when transitional arrangements end.The Prime Minister on Friday afternoon met with senior minister Michael Gove, who has responsibility for Brexit.
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