Posted 1/18/2024, 3:20:00 PM
Coffey Defends Capital City Gaffe, Hits Back at Critics Over Rwanda Reference
- Therese Coffey criticized Yvette Cooper for referring to the "Kigali government" instead of the Rwandan government
- Coffey served briefly as deputy PM under Liz Truss before being removed by Rishi Sunak
- Coffey hit back at "keyboard snipers" who claimed she didn't know Kigali was Rwanda's capital
- Critics pointed out Coffey herself has referred to governments by their capital cities like "Brussels" and "Stormont"
- Coffey argued she knows Kigali from the "Kigali amendment" on refrigerant gases, though critics remain unimpressed