Morrison yet to be granted speaking slot at climate summit he vowed to attend
by Adam Morton, Katharine Murphy and Jessica Elgot from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BARN)
Australian PM last week insisted he would address forum to correct mistruths' about Coalition's action on emissions
Scott Morrison does not yet have a speaker's spot at a global climate ambition summit this weekend despite telling parliament last week he intended to use an appearance at the event to correct mistruths" about his government's heavily criticised record on emissions reduction.
A government spokesman on Monday night said Australia had been invited to take part in the 12 December summit both personally by [British] prime minister Boris Johnson during a phone call with prime minister Morrison, and again in writing by the leaders of hosting nations: the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Chile and also the United Nations".
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