Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey makes Rwanda gaffe in Commons
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.
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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