Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged that no asylum seekers will be sent to Rwanda if Labour wins the next election. The Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, which aims to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel, was approved by Parliament on April 23. Cooper has criticized the scheme as an ‘extortionately expensive gimmick’ and has promised to scrap it if Labour comes to power.
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper dropped an expletive on live television during an interview on ‘Good Morning Britain.’ Susanna Reid quickly apologized for the slip-up, while Cooper expressed regret for her choice of language. Cooper used the incident to criticize Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy, calling it an ‘election gimmick’ and highlighting her own party’s alternative plans.
During a heated discussion about the government’s Rwanda plan, Labour MP Yvette Cooper inadvertently uttered an expletive on live television, prompting an immediate apology from GMB host Susanna Reid. The incident occurred during an interview where Cooper criticized the plan, calling it a ‘gimmick’ and quoting the Home Secretary as describing it with the same derogatory term. Reid swiftly intervened, stating that such language was unacceptable on television. Despite the slip-up, Cooper and Reid maintained a professional demeanor throughout the segment.
