French ship ‘fires’ on MP (Image: Chris Philp)
A French warship has shot toward a boat in the English channel which had a British Member of Parliament aboard, it has been claimed.
In a post online the Conservative MP Chris Philp shared a video appearing to show a warship monitoring the Channel firing in the vicinity of a boat he was on.
Mr Philp was filming with the local BBC, and wrote online: “On the channel today monitoring illegal migrant crossings … as I was being interviewed by the BBC just now a French warship approached close and fired 17 live rounds behind us.”
He added: “There was no notice or training exercise in place. Felt like warning shots or attempted intimidation.”