Rishi Sunak is not going to be attending Cop27 in Egypt subsequent month, Downing Avenue has stated.
Mr Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss had been planning to attend the UN local weather summit in November, however the brand new Prime Minister has pulled out of attending citing “home commitments” forward of the Autumn Funds.
Downing Avenue additionally confirmed local weather minister Graham Stuart will not be attending Cupboard.
A No 10 spokeswoman on Thursday stated that the Prime Minister wouldn't be travelling to the convention in November partially as a consequence of preparations for the Autumn Funds on November 17.
She informed reporters: “The Prime Minister just isn't anticipated to attend Cop27 and this is because of different urgent home commitments together with preparations for the Autumn Funds.
“The UK will probably be totally represented by different senior ministers in addition to Cop President Alok Sharma.”
Downing Avenue stated the Prime Minister stays “completely dedicated” to supporting the local weather convention, denying that the choice to skip the worldwide assembly signalled a downgrading of local weather change as a precedence.
The spokeswoman stated: “It's a recognition of different urgent home commitments, not least preparations for the Autumn Funds.”
She stated: “We stay dedicated to internet zero and to main worldwide and home motion to deal with local weather change. The UK is forging forward of many different international locations on internet zero.
“We'll clearly proceed to work intently with Egypt because the hosts of Cop27 and to ensure that all international locations are making progress on the historic commitments they made on the Glasgow local weather pact.”
It was additionally confirmed this week that Mr Sharma additionally misplaced his seat round Mr Sunak’s Cupboard desk.
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