Rishi Sunak will not attend Cop27 climate summit

Downing Street announcement follows UK prime minister's promise to prioritise environment

Rishi Sunak will not attend the Cop27 climate summit, Downing Street has said, despite the new British prime minister having promised this week to prioritise the environment.

His predecessor, Liz Truss, had reportedly planned to go to at least one day of the summit, but Sunak's spokesperson said he had other pressing domestic commitments".