Oct. 31 () –
The Government of the United Kingdom has confirmed this Monday that the attendance, or not, of the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, at the next Climate Summit in Egypt is still “under review”, after the criticism that the ‘premier’ refusal aroused to attend the appointment.
Last week Sunak reported that he would not attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), scheduled between November 6 and 18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, because on those dates he would be focused on “other urgent internal commitments” .
This year’s Climate Summit will be held in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the east coast of the Sinai Peninsula, and will end just one day after the date set for the British Executive to present its budgets, a matter key in the current political instability in the country.
However, the prime minister’s announcement soon raised controversy and the opposition took the opportunity to question his lack of leadership and commitment in the fight against climate change. “You have world leaders from all over the world meeting to talk about how we can address the biggest long-term threat we face … and our prime minister doesn’t even bother to show up,” the shadow minister for climate change said. , Ed Milliband.
Thus, in the face of criticism from the opposition and the increasing calls that Sunak has received to appear at the meeting, Downing Street has confirmed on Monday that his presence is not yet ruled out and is “under review”.
“Any assistance to the COP would depend on progress in preparing for that fiscal event, and that work is still ongoing,” said the Downing Street spokeswoman, according to the British television network SkyNews.
“I think at this point it’s appropriate that I’m also focusing on the dismal internal challenges that we have with the economy. I think that’s what people would reasonably expect of me,” Sunak said last week in what was at the time an attempt to justify his decision.
Likewise, the Minister of the Environment, Therese Coffey, stepped out to protect her prime minister, assuring that she will be at the climate summit and that the absence of the ‘premier’ is partly justified because the “large COPs tend to be five years”.
