The host of Cop26 needs to be a master of diplomacy. Unfortunately, it's Boris Johnson | Andrew Rawnsley

Having promised he could save the world, there's very little time left to rescue this critical summit from failureThe Queen is not amused. "We only know about people who are not coming," the monarch was overheard saying. "It is very irritating when they talk, but they don't do."It is not the turnout for a Buck House party that is exasperating her, but the unanswered invitations to the Cop26 climate summit that will meet in Glasgow in November. With just a fortnight to go, it is still not clear whether the leaders of China, India or Russia will even turn up, never mind agree to do anything meaningful to address the climate crisis. Continue reading...