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Boris Johnson declares himself 'spirit of Glasgow' during COP27 speech

Boris Johnson has used the COP27 climate conference in Egypt to declare himself the "spirit of Glasgow".

The former Conservative Prime Minister, who resigned earlier this year following a number of scandals, is in the north African country to urge world leaders to build on the success of COP26 in Glasgow last November.

Johnson, who was speaking on the fringes of the summit, insisted he wanted to play a supportive role to Rishi Sunak, but said he would act as the guardian of the commitments made when he was Prime Minister at COP26 in Glasgow.

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