British Tories beef with France after vessel fires shots near MP

🇬🇧 Politico Europe (GB) —

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A controversy arose between British Tories and France after a vessel reportedly fired shots near a British MP. Both sides describe the incident as part of a routine training exercise.

Prominent Tory MP Chris Philp vows to raise incident with the French ambassador — but authorities on both sides of the Channel point to routine training exercise.

Security Politics UK France vessel incident military exercise Chris Philp diplomacy

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