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.