{"id":269171,"date":"2025-08-09T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/donations-soar-after-charity-rowers-were-mistaken-for-migrants-by-rupert-lowe-mp\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:00:17","slug":"donations-soar-after-charity-rowers-were-mistaken-for-migrants-by-rupert-lowe-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/donations-soar-after-charity-rowers-were-mistaken-for-migrants-by-rupert-lowe-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Donations soar after charity rowers were mistaken for migrants by Rupert Lowe MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dQoRAtClQp4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Donations soar after charity rowers were mistaken for migrants by Rupert Lowe MP\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQoRAtClQp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A group of charity rowers who were mistaken for migrants by a former Reform UK MP say they have taken \u00a320,000 in donations in just 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The group hit the headlines after Rupert Lowe posted on X that he had spotted a dinghy of migrants off the coast of Great Yarmouth.<\/p>\n<p>But the &quot;dinghy&quot; was actually an ocean rowing boat crewed by ROW4MND, a team of four attempting to row from Land&#8217;s End to John O&#8217;Groats for motor neurone disease research.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In 30 minutes, we were wondering why there were so many people watching us from the beach,&quot; rower Matthew Parker told Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was just a bit odd, people running along the coastline following us. Took about 30 mins to work out what was going on.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lowe, the independent MP for Great Yarmouth, has accepted his mistake and donated \u00a31,000 to the charity.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ex-reform-mp-rupert-lowe-alerts-coastguard-to-migrants-who-were-a-charity-rowing-team-13408534<\/p>\n<p>#charity #motorneuronedisease #rupertlowe #migration <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of charity rowers who were mistaken for migrants by a former Reform UK MP say they have taken \u00a320,000 in donations in just 24 hours. 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