We spoke to retired Navy Commander Tom Sharpe, who spent 27 years in the Royal Navy and is now the defence columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
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We spoke to retired Navy Commander Tom Sharpe, who spent 27 years in the Royal Navy and is now the defence columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
We asked for his thoughts on the navy being used to stop small boats crossing the Channel.
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Politics, UK
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