The Royal Navy Police will have the power to arrest French fishermen and other EU fishermen who enter UK waters illegally in the event of a Brexit without agreement .

Four vessels ready to seize EU fishing vessels, an escalation that would infuriate President Macron of France

The 80-meter "River Class" boats will be deployed as of January 1 to inspect the exclusive economic zone, which extends up to 200 nautical miles from the coast. The movement has echoes of the "cod war" with Iceland

The government is preparing legislation to extend the powers of the navy police to board foreign boats and arrest fishermen in the midst of violent conflict in the English Channel. The Royal Navy is also ready to send four patrol vessels to stop and even seize EU fishing vessels if they enter the Channel illegally after a Brexit without agreement .

Source: The Times