Rishi Sunak U-turn tracker - all the strident changes of the new Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister has only had a brief stint in Downing Street so far, but has already backed out of attending the climate summit COP27 and making NHS patients pay for missed appointments
New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revises his campaign promises (
Image: PA)

Rishi Sunak has only been at No10 for a short time but has already been forced into a number of strident U-turns.

Like his predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister has shown he is not opposed to cutting key commitments.

Mr. Sunak has reversed his decision to snub COP27 - a major climate summit in Egypt - after facing huge backlash for pulling out.

His aides also revealed that all of the leadership promises he made to Tory members this summer must now be reconsidered, paving the way for further U-turns.

Mr Sunak's press secretary said: 'When it comes to campaign promises, we look at them all and make sure the right decisions are made at the right time.'

Here, The Mirror takes a look at all of Mr Sunak's U-turns so far.

Ashley Cowburn
COP27
Just days after taking office, No10 said the new prime minister had no plans to attend the key climate summit in Egypt with other world leaders.

Downing Street had insisted the Prime Minister was instead focusing on "pressing domestic commitments", including the November Autumn Statement.

The decision provoked outrage from environmental activists, while the British President of COP26, Alok Sharma, even said he was "rather disappointed".

But in a last-minute escalation, Mr Sunak said: "I will be attending COP27 next week...there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."< /p>
Ashley Cowburn
Splitting
The Conservatives' 2019 election manifesto said the fracking ban would remain in place "unless science conclusively shows it can be done safely".

In an attempt to appeal to Tory members this summer alongside Liz Truss, the two said "yes if local communities support it" when asked about their support for fracking.

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Rishi Sunak U-turn tracker - all the strident changes of the new Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister has only had a brief stint in Downing Street so far, but has already backed out of attending the climate summit COP27 and making NHS patients pay for missed appointments

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reviews his commitments campaign

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revises his campaign promises (

Image: PA)

Rishi Sunak has only been at No10 for a short time but has already been forced into a number of strident U-turns.

Like his predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister has shown he is not opposed to cutting key commitments.

Mr. Sunak has reversed his decision to snub COP27 - a major climate summit in Egypt - after facing huge backlash for pulling out.

His aides also revealed that all of the leadership promises he made to Tory members this summer must now be reconsidered, paving the way for further U-turns.

Mr Sunak's press secretary said: 'When it comes to campaign promises, we look at them all and make sure the right decisions are made at the right time.'

Here, The Mirror takes a look at all of Mr Sunak's U-turns so far.

Ashley Cowburn

COP27

Just days after taking office, No10 said the new prime minister had no plans to attend the key climate summit in Egypt with other world leaders.

Downing Street had insisted the Prime Minister was instead focusing on "pressing domestic commitments", including the November Autumn Statement.

The decision provoked outrage from environmental activists, while the British President of COP26, Alok Sharma, even said he was "rather disappointed".

But in a last-minute escalation, Mr Sunak said: "I will be attending COP27 next week...there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."< /p>

Ashley Cowburn

Splitting

The Conservatives' 2019 election manifesto said the fracking ban would remain in place "unless science conclusively shows it can be done safely".

In an attempt to appeal to Tory members this summer alongside Liz Truss, the two said "yes if local communities support it" when asked about their support for fracking.