Sunak claims role as 'clean energy champion' on eve of Cop27

Scepticism from summit attendees as PM adopts Labour leader's stated aim of making UK a green 'superpower'Rishi Sunak attempted an extraordinary volte-face on green policy on the eve of the Cop27 climate summit on Saturday, saying he would attend in order to "galvanise" world leaders to save the planet.The prime minister - who had been criticised for saying he was too busy with domestic commitments to attend - also adopted precisely the same language on renewable energy that Labour leader Keir Starmer has been using for months, declaring that he now wanted to turn the UK into a "clean energy superpower". Continue reading...