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Chris Philp: “They started firing at the closest point to us on their course, right in the middle of the TV interview, which they…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2026
They started firing at the closest point to us on their course, right in the middle of the TV interview, which they would have seen happening. It felt to me like an attempted intimidation to stop us covering the migrant crossings.
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Chris Philp
Conservative Party

Editor's note · Context

Describing the actions of the French warship during an interview.

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