Therese Coffey Criticizes 'Kigali Government' Reference in Commons Debate
Former Deputy PM's comments during Rwanda Bill debate spark controversy and go viral on social media.
- Former Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey criticized Labour's Yvette Cooper for referring to the 'Kigali government' during a Commons debate on the Rwanda Bill.
- Coffey defended her comments on social media, arguing that referring to a government by the name of its capital city is disrespectful.
- Critics pointed out that Coffey herself has referred to governments by the names of their capital cities in the past.
- Coffey's comments were made during a debate on Rishi Sunak's controversial Rwanda Bill, which aims to send some asylum seekers to the east African country.
- The incident has gone viral on social media, with many mocking Coffey's apparent misunderstanding.