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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

French warship accused of firing shots as Tory frontbencher films in Channel

The French Navy has been accused of “attempted intimidation” after an officer on a warship appeared to fire warning shots within 300m of a Conservative shadow minister who was filming a video on a fishing boat in the Channel.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp was filming a video about small boat crossings when what appeared to be a French warship passed by.

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