Rishi Sunak heads into his first full week as Prime Minister with pressure mounting over his Cop27 snub and the reappointment of Suella Braverman as the Home Secretary. Reports suggest he is considering a U-turn on his decision not to attend the United Nations climate conference in Egypt next week.
His earlier insistence that he must focus on the “depressing domestic challenges” rather than go to the summit sparked a general backlash, including within Tory ranks. The Government’s climate tsar Alok Sharma said he was “disappointed” by the move, while Tory former chancellor George Osborne asked why Mr Sunak would “trash” the party’s record on the environment.
Questions about Ms Braverman’s return to the Home Office, six days after she was forced out, also continue to dog the Prime Minister. A leaked email threw fresh doubts over the Home Secretary’s claim that she rapidly reported her mistake in sending a sensitive document to a Tory backbencher and parliamentary staffer from a personal account without permission.
