UK Prime Minister Could U-Turn on Attending COP27

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers a speech at the opening of Finance Day at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 3, 2021. Daniel Leal-Olivas /AFP via Getty Images

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could U-turn on his decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt if progress has been made on his autumn budget, his official spokeman has confirmed.

Last Thursday a Number 10 spokeswoman said: “The prime minister is not expected to attend Cop27 and this is due to other pressing domestic commitments including preparations for the Autumn Budget. The UK will be fully represented by other senior ministers as well as the Cop president Alok Sharma.”