Chris Philp's Attack On Labour's Immigration Approach Effortlessly Dismantled With 1 Punchy Clip

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp was reminded of his own past as home office minister after trying to attack Labour's immigration tactics.Chris Philp’s latest attempt to attack Labour’s record on immigration backfired spectacularly after he was hit with a brutal reminder of his own time in government.Labour has tried to draw a correlation between good weather in the English Channel and a rise in small boat crossings this week.It comes after a new Home Office report found a record 11,074 people arrived on British shores before May this year, a rise of almost 50% compared to this time in 2024.But Sky News soon found small boat crossings have been rising during spells of both good and bad weather.So shadow home secretary Philp promoted Sky’s content on X, and added the following caption: “Government’s pathetic attempt to blame weather for record illegal immigrants stands up for less than 3 hours.”He followed that up with a video of himself accusing the government of effectively saying, “the dog ate my homework”, and criticising Labour for cancelling the Tories’ Rwanda scheme.But unfortunately for the former Tory minister, he was quickly presented with proof that he had once tried to use the same excuse.Byline Times’ editor Adam Bienkov replied to Philp’s post with the words, “Was this you?”, and a 20-second compilation of the Conservative also trying to explain away small boat crossings when he was in the government.Philp, who served as a home office minister under Boris Johnson in 2020, once told the Commons that a hike in small boat crossings was down to global factors, Covid and ... the weather.Philp said: “Global migration has been growing very strongly,” and added: “During the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen displacement from other illegal entry routes.”He then noted: “That’s been compounded by unusually benign weather conditions in the English Channel over the summer period.”Was this you? https://t.co/5BzzGaIEkwpic.twitter.com/KdGw2WnLth— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) June 3, 2025Related...Keir Starmer's Latest Immigration Plan Is Reminding People Of 1 Failed Tory PolicyAnalysis: Keir Starmer's Credibility Problem On Immigration Means He Can't Out-Farage FarageHow Does Keir Starmer Plan On Cutting Immigration? Here's What You Need To Know

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