Rishi Sunak news – live: PM warned spies may be reluctant to share secrets with Braverman

Close

Rishi Sunak not attending COP27 is "common practice", says Therese CoffeySign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in British politicsGet our free Inside Politics emailPlease enter a valid email addressPlease enter a valid email address updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice{{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}An error has occurred. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}

Downing Street aides reportedly feared to be 'done for lying' in the House of Commons and to be investigated alongside his predecessor, after the ex-Prime Minister told MPs she 'didn't foresee cuts to public spending' following her disastrous mini-budget.

A new biography of 's predecessor claims remarks sparked concerns in Issue 10 on the grounds that soaring inflation would lead to cuts in real terms, after Treasury chiefs reportedly sought to 'scare' Ms Truss with a warning that her tax cuts could turning the City of London 'to rubble'.

Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has defended the Prime Minister's decision to skip the crucial climate summit by insisting on the fact that it is "common practice" that "big r political assemblies" to be held every five years.

Labour called the decision a "massive failure of climate leadership", on the same day the UN warned that there was " no credible pathway' in place to curb the glo The temperature at the ball is rising to 1.5C - but Ms Coffey claimed that 'the UK continues to show global leadership, as opposed to just a gathering of people in Egypt".