‘No one knows what you just said’: James Cleverly clashes with Ed Balls in Rwanda debate

WorldPolitics
13 Dec 2023 • 6:51 PM MYT
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Home Secretary James Cleverly clashed with Good Morning Britain host and former Labour MP Ed Balls in a heated discussion on the Rwanda deportation policy on Wednesday (13 December).

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won a crunch vote on the Safety of Rwanda Bill after spending the day in talks with potential rebels to avoid a defeat on his flagship “stop the boats” pledge.

On Wednesday, the GMB presenter asked Mr Cleverly: “If there was a coup a day after it became law would Rwanda still be a safe country?”

Mr Cleverly failed to answer the question and instead discussed the policy.

Mr Balls claims: “No one knows what you just said.”

“If you didn’t talk over me Ed then perhaps they would,” Mr Cleverly replies.

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