Barnier: UK behaving ‘like buccaneers’ in fishing row

Michel Barnier has accused the United Kingdom Government of behaving like ‘‘buccaneers’’ and failing to respect the Brexit fishing deal following the Jersey standoff. Last week, Jersey imposed new restrictions on fishing licences granted to French vessels in its waters – a move that provoked an outcry in Paris. Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, waded into the debate, saying: ‘‘I think that the British are behaving like buccaneers – and it’s not the first time.’’