Philp: Migrant pulled machete on me in Calais

‘The dangerous thug who attacked us will likely be arriving in Britain soon’

- By Zak Garner-Purkis Pictures Phil Harris

SHADOW Home Secretary Chris Philp has been left fearing for Britain after he was attacked at a migrant camp in Dunkirk.

The Tory was visiting the camp — known as Jungle 2 — with the Express when a resident pulled out a foot-and-a-half-long machete in what appeared to be an attempt to intimidate him.

As he fled the camp, Mr Philp was also pelted with beer bottles one of which narrowly missed the frontbencher’s head by inches. Rocks were also thrown at the Express’ vehicle.

Mr Philp said he feared the same people who had targeted him could be boarding a dinghy for Britain in the next few days.

He said: “I was concentrating on the conversation I was having when somebody walked past and pulled out some kind of machete, and then we had to leave pretty quickly.