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Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey makes Rwanda gaffe in Commons

Sky News Thursday, 18 January 2024
Therese Coffey appears to have made a geographical gaffe in the Commons as she attempted to attack Labour over its opposition to the government's Rwanda policy.
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News video: Thérèse Coffey mistakes Rwandan capital for another country

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Former deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey made an embarrassing gaffe in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening, as she mistook the capital of Rwanda for a different country. Speaking during the third reading of the Rwanda bill in the Commons, the Conservative MP attempted to reprimand Shadow...

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