US EditionMP Ridiculed over 'Illegal Migrants' that Were Rowers From Cornwall
NORFOLK, ENGLAND, AUG 7 – Rupert Lowe alerted coastguard after mistaking a charity crew rowing to raise £57 million for motor neurone disease research for a migrant smuggling dinghy, officials confirmed.
- On August 7, 2025, Independent MP Rupert Lowe alerted the coastguard after mistaking the ROW4MND charity rowing crew for 'illegal migrants' off the Norfolk coast.
- ROW4MND charity rowing crew set off from Land's End on July 25, aiming to raise £57 million for motor neurone disease research, beginning their four-year challenge.
- Following the MP's alert, the coastguard contacted the crew and asked if they saw a dinghy nearby, and after they assured no migrants, police requested a lifeboat to verify identities.
- Crew members thanked Rupert Lowe for boosting the ROW4MND project's profile; Mike Bates said a friend's screenshot provided 'a moment of light relief'.
- Looking ahead, ROW4MND charity crew will row from John O'Groats to Land's End next year, then to Hawaii in 2027 and London in 2028, targeting £57 million.
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Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe left embarrassed after calling coastguard over 'boat of illegal migrants'
Rupert Lowe, a former Southampton FC chairman, was elected as a Reform UK MP in 2022 but now sits as an Independent. He wrongly accused a charity rowing team of being 'illegal migrants'
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A FORMER Reform UK MP has admitted mistaking a charity rowing crew for “illegal migrants”.
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