UK minister appears to mix up Rwanda and Congo on Question Time

Chris Philp gets in a muddle over neighbouring African countries when questioned on BBC show

The policing minister, Chris Philp, appeared to confuse the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on BBC Question Time.

Responding to an audience member’s question during the BBC One programme, the MP for Croydon South seemed to ask whether “Rwanda is a different country to Congo?”.