French patrol boat heard firing gunshots during BBC interview in Channel, MP says
2 sources·Updated July 28, 2026
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- Guardian Politics·1h agoConservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel
Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis UK politics live – latest updates A Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him highlighting…
Read at Guardian Politics → - BBC Top Stories·2h agoFrench patrol boat heard firing gunshots during BBC interview in Channel, MP says
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview.
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