King Charles free to attend Cop27 climate summit, says Thér?se Coffey

Environment secretary defends Rishi Sunak's decision not to go to conference in Sharm el-Sheikh? UK politics live - latest news updatesKing Charles is free to decide whether or not he should attend the Cop27 climate summit, the new environment secretary, Thér?se Coffey, has said as she defended the decision of the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, not to go.Sunak, the third British prime minister in seven weeks, has come under scrutiny from opposition ministers and environmental groups who called the decision not to attend Cop27 a "failure" and brings government commitments to prioritise net zero and tackling the climate crisis into question. Continue reading...