Senator Gorst said: “It’s entirely to do with Brexit, because historically we’ve had a fishing deal with France, but that all came to an end with the new trade deal that was negotiated post Brexit.”

Jersey's External Relations Minister Ian Gorst tells LBC he "absolutely knew" post-Brexit arrangements would cause difficulties with tensions escalating as the fishing row continues.

The UK government has received approval from the House of Lords to negotiate over fishing rights in Crown dependency waters without their consent.

'There is no reason to extend parts of the UK Fisheries Bill to Jersey. The inclusion of a Permissive Extent Clause is unwanted and completely unnecessary. Jersey remains in full control of its fisheries legislation and territorial waters.'