UK Politics: Tories' Philp Rejects French Claim That Shots Fired From Naval Boat Near Him Were Training Exercise – As It Happened The incident involving Conservative MP Chris Philp, who accused a French warship of firing "warning shots" near him while he monitored small boat crossings in the English Channel, has sparked controversy.
The accusation suggests a pattern of aggression from the French military, according to Philp.
Philp acknowledged that the shots "looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation," implying that such incidents may not be isolated events but part of a larger trend.