Rishi Sunak Says He Will Attend COP27 Next Week
- Decision by prime minister is a U-turn on previous stance
- Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would go
Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to attend a weekly questions and answers session in Parliament in London, UK, on Nov. 2.
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he’ll attend the United Nations climate change talks in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision not to attend.
“There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change,” Sunak wrote in a Tweet on Wednesday that confirmed his attendance at the Nov. 6-18 summit, known as COP 27.