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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm and Fiona Harvey

No 10 alarm as Boris Johnson plans to attend Cop27 climate summit

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak during a visit to an energy company in 2020.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak during a visit to an energy company in 2020. Photograph: Leon Neal/AP

A row over prime minister Rishi Sunak’s refusal to attend the Cop27 climate summit took an extraordinary twist on Saturday night as the Observer was informed that his predecessor but one – Boris Johnson – is planning to attend the event.

Several sources said they had been told that Johnson is intending to go to the crucial meeting of world leaders in Egypt to show his solidarity with the battle against the climate crisis.

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