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'Failure of leadership': Rishi Sunak blasted for opting to miss COP27 Climate Summit

Cecilia Keating

27 October 2022 • 4 min read

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Hundreds of world leaders and as many as 30,000 delegates expected to attend next month's critical UN summit, Egypt's COP27 Presidency confirms

Rishi Sunak will not attend the COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt next month as he instead looks to concentrate on the government's upcoming Autumn Statement, Downing Street confirmed today. The decision...

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