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This is the moment Thérèse Coffey mistakes Rwanda’s capital for another country while hitting out at Labour’s shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.Ms Coffey made the mistake in front of MPs in Parliament on Wednesday (17 January).Aiming her comments at Ms Cooper, she said: “I have to say I was somewhat astonished by the speech of the shadow home secretary who can’t even get the name of the country right.“Talking about the ‘Kigali government’. We are talking about Rwanda. A respected country.”Kigali is the capital of Rwanda. More

Robert Jenrick urged MPs to “find a way through” the “entirely foreseeable” prospect of European judges challenging the Rwanda plan.The former immigration minister is leading Tory efforts to rewrite the legislation in the House of Commons.Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (17 January), Mr Jenrick said: “It is, as I’ve said before, a bit like pulling the pin out of a grenade but not being prepared to throw it. “Setting this scheme in train without knowing what you would do when this happens – it’s entirely foreseeable, let’s find a way through this challenge.” More

Rishi Sunak’s weakness was “exploited” by Sir Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions this week, The Independent’s Political Editor Kate Devlin has said.Mr Sunak was grilled by the Labour leader in the House of Commons on Wednesday 17 January, ahead of a crunch vote on his flagship Rwanda plan.Speaking to the BBC’s Naga Munchetty, Ms Devlin said that while Sir Keir didn’t have a “resounding victory” in PMQs, he spotted Mr Sunak’s “weakness” over the Rwanda policy and “exploited it”.“He spotted the weakness, went for it and exploited it, and it was going to be difficult for Rishi to win today,” she said. More

Rishi Sunak accused Sir Keir Starmer of having provided legal representation to Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist political group that the UK is now planning to ban as a terror organisation, during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (17 January).The prime minister appeared to reference the Labour leader being part of a team of lawyers who represented the group in 2008 when it tried to overturn a ban in Germany, which was unsuccessful.“When I see a group chanting jihad on our streets I ban them, he invoices them,” Mr Sunak added.Sir Keir’s spokesperson said choosing to give legal advice to a group is very different from agreeing with or endorsing the views of that organisation. More

Rishi Sunak was reprimanded by Sir Lindsay Hoyle for using a “prop” during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 17 January.The prime minister was told to sit down as the speaker rose from his seat after Mr Sunak said “[Sir Keir Starmer] always been more interested in what lefty lawyers have to say… I’ve even got here the textbook that he authored for them.”Mr Sunak appeared to hold a photocopy of the cover of the Labour leader’s book European Human Rights Law.“When I stand up, please sit down… We don’t use props in this house,” Sir Lindsay said. More

An MP has revealed he suffered a heart attack just five months ago and thanked those who helped save his life.Dean Russell, MP for Watford, used his time during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (17 January) to thank those who helped him.Mr Russell said: “Unexpectedly, five months ago, I had a heart attack. Thanks to the swift action of the NHS and emergency services, it was caught early. So one stent operation later, I was on a swift path to rehabilitation and recovery, and I’m now sat here today fighting fit, and a bit lighter too.” More

Sir Keir Starmer joked that “the only people sent to Rwanda are ministers” as he criticised the government ahead of a crunch vote on the plan.Rishi Sunak is seeking to win over Tory rebels ahead of the vote on his flagship policy – which takes place on Wednesday 17 January – amid the biggest Conservative revolt of his leadership.“The only people he’s sent to Rwanda are cabinet ministers,” Sir Keir said during PMQs.“We know that the prime minister himself doesn’t even believe in this gimmick… he didn’t want to fund it, he didn’t think it would work.” More

Rishi Sunak has refused to answer questions about 4,250 migrants earmarked for deportation to Rwanda who have gone missing.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded three times to know: “Where are they?” during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (17 January).The Prime Minister appeared to hit back saying the Government has identified and removed more than 20,000 people from the country.He then launched a verbal attack on the Labour leader for saying he would scrap the deportation scheme if Labour win the next election. More