Sunak skips climate meet for eco tasks

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demoted two climate ministers and decided not to attend the annual United Nations climate change summit next month, raising questions about his commitment fight warming to global Sunak, whose predecessor Liz Truss had planned to go to the so-called COP27 UN meeting in Egypt, won't attend in order to focus on depressing domestic challenges we have with the economy," he said Friday.

He and chancellor Jeremy Hunt are set to unveil an economic plan on November 17, which could entail tax rises and spending cuts totaling as much as £50 billion.

King Charles III, who was advised not to attend the summit by Truss's government, will opt out despite having given a speech at COP26 last year. The advice to the monarch has not changed.