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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Chris Philp pelted with bottles and has knife pulled on him during trip to French migrant camp

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he had a large knife pulled on him and was “pelted with bottles” during a visit to a migrant camp in northern France.

During a trip with Daily Express journalist Zak Garner-Purkis, the Conservative MP attempted to speak to asylum seekers living in tents near Dunkirk, as they waited to cross the English Channel in small boats.

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