Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed on his decision to skip the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt next week. He had previously said he would be staying in the UK to focus on domestic issues such as the cost of living crisis and his government's upcoming autumn financial statement.
However, on Wednesday morning he wrote on Twitter: "There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing in renewables. That is why I will attend @COP27P next week: to deliver on Glasgow's legacy of building a secure and sustainable future."
Mr Sunak was initially not planning to attend, with Downing Street saying he was focusing on "depressing domestic challenges". However, the announcement by his predecessor Boris Johnson he was going to the talks piled further pressure on the PM to backtrack on his decision. He had also faced widespread calls to attend, including from his own climate chief Alok Sharma, who presided over the Cop26 summit in Glasgow last year.
