Spanish minister urges Sunak to commit to climate crisis fight

Teresa Ribera says she was hugely surprised' and saddened by PM's initial refusal to go to Cop27 summit

The Spanish government has urged Rishi Sunak to demonstrate a clear commitment to fighting the climate emergency, describing the British government's flip-flopping over the prime minister's attendance of the forthcoming Cop27 summit as sad" and surprising", given the UK's global reputation and its current presidency of the conference.

Spain's environment minister, Teresa Ribera, also said the absurd", heel-dragging political debate over climate change in the UK was surprising and disappointing".