Charity rowers MP mistook for migrants welcome blunder as it helped boost donations

Charity rowers mistaken for 'illegal migrants' by Rupert Lowe arrive in Scotland

A team of charity rowers that were mistaken for 'illegal migrants' by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe have arrived at the Forth Bridge near…

Charity rowers MP mistook for migrants welcome blunder as it helped boost donations

The incident made headlines and boosted donations by upwards of £30,000 - including £1,000 from Norfolk MP Rupert Lowe himself.

Charity rowers MP mistook for migrants complete first leg of journey

Row4MND is aiming to raise £57 million for research into motor neurone disease with a series of four epic rows over four years.

Charity Rowers MP Mistook For Migrants Welcome Blunder As It Helped Boost Donations - Great Yorkshire Radio

The ROW4MND crew arrived at the Forth Bridge near Edinburgh on Friday, marking the end of the first leg of their bid to circumnavigate Britain. Since departing from Land’s End in Cornwall on 25 July, the rowers have covered approximately 900 miles and burned some 450,000 calories, while battling sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion. The have also faced a number of unexpected obstacles, including Storm Floris and being mistaken for a “migran…

Rupert Lowe's attempt to make light of mistaking charity rowers for inbound asylum seekers got exactly the scorn it deserved - 15 shots across the bow

You almost certainly didn’t miss the online reaction to a recent Rupert Lowe gaffe, when he mistook a boatload of charity rowers for a group of immigrants. Rupert Lowe of Reform is refusing to take down a dishonest, xenophobic post claiming that a rowing boat seen at Great Yarmouth is asylum seekers from France. Yarmouth […] The post Rupert Lowe’s attempt to make light of mistaking charity rowers for inbound asylum seekers got exactly the scorn …