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Policing minister Chris Philp left audience members shocked after he asked whether Rwanda was a different country from Congo.

The government minister was questioned by an audience member about the government's new Rwanda Bill and what this meant for those travelling to the UK from the neighbouring country of Congo. Speaking on Question Time, a man in the audience asked: “I’m come from a neighbouring country called Congo, if you know geographically that it’s located right next door to Rwanda.“And right now in Goma there’s a genocide going on and there’s such a big conflict going on with people from Rwanda.

”The man followed: "They’re not from Rwanda, they’re from Congo and they’re supposedly warring these people from Rwanda, are they then gonna be sent to Rwanda if they came here on a crossing?”Mr Philp then asked: "Rwanda is a different country from Congo isn’t it?”Read more: Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf faces vote of no confidence after power-sharing deal collapsesRead more: Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says he'd 'happily' offer Rwanda deportation flights...

 

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