Conservative MPs Chris Felps and Robert Jenrick have reportedly been threatened with a machete during a visit to a migrant camp in Calais.
The incident occurred within the last hour as the MPs toured the area to observe conditions and assess the French police response to illegal migration.
The MPs visited locations where small boats are frequently launched towards the UK. According to the account, there was no police presence in these high-traffic areas.
They entered a migrant camp split between Eritrean and Afghan nationals. While speaking with one migrant, another allegedly produced a machete and threatened them. Security personnel quickly removed the MPs from the scene.
Critics have argued that this highlights the type of individuals being allowed into the UK under current immigration policies, contrasting with pro-refugee activists who welcome asylum seekers.
The narrative challenges such activists to personally accommodate individuals like the armed migrant involved in this incident.
The report claims that French police should have immediately intervened, arresting and deporting the suspect.
Instead, the man—wearing a life jacket—was allegedly free to attempt a Channel crossing to Dover the same day.
The account further criticises left-wing commentators who defend migrant arrivals, noting that many pay between £3,000 and £5,000 to human traffickers.
This, the report suggests, undermines the portrayal of them as “the poorest of the poor” and raises concerns about weapons being brought into the UK by some arrivals.
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