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Industry calls on PM to attend COP climate summit

By 2022-10-31T12:11:00

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London Eye architect Julia Barfield says Sunak’s initial decision not to go was a “huge foreign policy failure”

Industry leaders have called on Rishi Sunak to reverse his previous decision not to attend this year’s United Nations COP climate summit.

The prime minister is now reported to be considering flying to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, next week to attend the conference after saying on Thursday that he would not go due to “other pressing domestic commitments including preparations for the autumn budget”.

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