Preview of tonight's show with Martin Lewis

The Rwanda Bill is top of the agenda for tonight’s episode of Have I Got News For You.

Host Martin Lewis explained: ‘In a surprising historical reversal, Britain is about to start rounding people up against their will and shipping them to Africa.

‘The Rwandan scheme is proving quite expensive. It's currently projected to have a base cost of £370million over the five-year contract, but on top of that there's an additional charge of £150,874 per migrant deported.’

And then he used his reputation as the Money Saving Expert to joke: ‘Although, I've looked into this and they can get £25 off that if they use a voucher code. I've managed to source this one: "SHITSHOW2024".’

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Ian Hislop added:  ‘Embarrassingly, we have accepted asylum seekers in Britain from Rwanda on the grounds that it's not safe there for them. So presumably if we fly them over on the plane then they can then apply for asylum in Britain and come back again.'

‘The plane should be on a bungee rope,’  joked Paul  Merton.

Later in the episode, the panellists talked about how nine-year-old British boy Cooper Wallace won a European competition for his uncanny impersonation of a seagull.

‘There's a boy who's won a competition for impersonating seagulls and he does a very, very good impersonation of a seagull,’ Lewis said.

‘Is it just the sound?’ asked Hislop.

‘Yeah, he doesn't fly around the room… what do you mean is it just the sound?!’ laughed Merton.

‘You said it was impressive!’ Hislop retorted.

‘He flies out the window and nicks people’s chips from a height of 10,000ft," quipped Merton.

The other guests on tonight’s show are comedian Ignacio Lopez  and broadcaster Steph McGovern. It airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm.

Published: 26 Apr 2024