No, I think there's an exclusion on people from Rwanda being sent to Rwanda, the minister replied, missing the question. The man repeated his question: They're not from Rwanda, they're from Congo. They're from Congo. They're supposedly warring [with] these people from Rwanda. Are they then going to be sent to Rwanda if they came here on a crossing? From Congo? Philp asked. Yeah, the man replied. Well, Rwanda is a different country of Congo, isn't it? the minister asked to gasps from the audience then laughter.
An associate of Philp later defended him, speaking to the BBC to claim the minister's question was rhetorical, aimed at clarifying the discussion rather than expressing genuine confusion. This gaffe, however, has only intensified scrutiny of the government's stance on asylum procedures and their ethical implications.
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