Former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended Rishi Sunak’s decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. 

Mr Rees-Mogg, who led an exodus of Truss Cabinet appointees earlier this week, tweeted: “The Prime Minister is right not to go to COP.

“The cost of living won’t be solved in Sharm El Sheikh where each hotel room for the conference is £2,000 a night.”

Climate campaigners had previously said Sunak’s move was “a further blow to UK credibility and diplomacy on tackling the climate crisis”.

The Prime Minister is right not to go to COP. The cost of living won’t be solved in Sharm el Sheikh where each hotel room for the conference is £2,000 a night.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg (@Jacob_Rees_Mogg) October 28, 2022