Mark Spencer says PM will make call about whether he has time to attend, amid fears of damage to UK’s climate credentials
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Rishi Sunak could backtrack on his decision not to attend the Cop27 UN climate summit, a government minister has suggested, after the snub upset many developing countries and risked harming the UK’s standing on the world stage.
Mark Spencer told broadcasters he would like to see the prime minister attend the talks after all – “if he’s got time” – and said the government was taking the climate crisis seriously.
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