Tory minister Chris Philp appeared to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time on Thursday, 25 April.
The MP for Croydon South seemed to ask whether “Rwanda is a different country to Congo” in response to a question from an audience member who said he came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As the audience member asked if family members had come from Goma on a crossing would they then be sent back to the country they are supposedly warring – Rwanda – Mr Philp replied: “No, I think there’s an exclusion on people from Rwanda being sent to Rwanda.”
After objections, Mr Philp appeared to ask: “Rwanda is a different country to Congo isn’t it?
