Rishi Sunak to attend COP27 climate summit to 'deliver on Glasgow's legacy'

In Egypt next week

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Rishi Sunak will now attend the COP27 in Egypt next week after reversing his previous decision to avoid the UN climate summit, stating today that "there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change".

Rishi Sunak will now attend the COP27 in Egypt next week after reversing his previous decision to avoid the UN climate summit, stating today that "there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change". The new Prime Minister announced the decision on Twitter this morning, marking yet another major U-turn after facing huge pressure over the past week to demonstrate the UK's commitment to global climate action on the world stage at the conference, which kicks off in Sharm El Sheikh next week. In his statement this morning, Sunak said there was "no energy security without in...

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