Johnson’s G7: after all the hype, what was actually achieved?

Analysis: Cornwall summit revives multilateralism but lacks action on climate, vaccines and China

Boris Johnson struggled to present an agreement between G7 world leaders in Cornwall as a breakthrough to match the scale of the crises facing the globe.

The final communique of the rich nations' club contained no early timetable to eradicate coal-fired emissions, offered only 1bn extra vaccines for the world's poor over the next 12 months and made no new binding commitments to challenge China's human rights abuses.