May 24, 2024, 9:02 AM
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Rishi Sunak's £1,000 Rwanda flights bet with Piers Morgan sparks controversy

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Highlights
  • Piers Morgan reveals Rishi Sunak's loss in a bet involving £1,000 and flights to Rwanda.
  • Controversy arises over where the money should be spent instead.
  • The outcome of the bet draws attention and raises questions among the public.
Story

Rishi Sunak made a bet with Piers Morgan for £1,000. They shook hands on a TV show. The bet was about deportation flights to Rwanda before an election. Sunak admitted the flights wouldn't happen before the election. Piers Morgan asked Sunak to donate the £1,000 to a charity. Sunak agreed to the bet, saying he was working hard to make the flights happen. The bet caused controversy. Some people criticized Sunak for turning people's lives into a game. Asylum seekers held in detention feared more problems before the flights. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and the SNP criticized Sunak for making the bet. The SNP reported Sunak for a possible breach of the ministerial code. Stephen Flynn from the SNP said reducing vulnerable people's lives to a bet was wrong. Green MP Caroline Lucas said Sunak had done something very bad by betting on people's lives.

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