Karren Brady blasts Rishi Sunak’s ‘ridiculous’ decision about Cop27

Karren Brady, 53, blasted the new Prime Minister’s decision to block King Charles from attending the Cop27 climate conference. Rishi Sunak, 42, sparked backlash for deciding not to attend the event and has faced calls to allow the monarch to attend instead.Now, the Apprentice star became the latest well-known face to call out the PM on his decision, which she branded as ‘ridiculous’.Karren cited the alarming United Nations (UN) report on climate change, which warns about the rise in global temperatures, as a ‘wake-up call’ for leaders across, in her latest column for The Sun.She said: ‘I know that Rishi Sunak has a lot to do and cannot attend the Cop27 climate talks, so why not let King Charles go instead?’Rishi is following Liz Truss’s decision and blocking the King – who is apparently ‘champing at the bit’ to attend – which seems ridiculous to me.” Karren Brady blasts Rishi Sunak’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to block King Charles from Cop27 (Image: Getty) Karren Brady criticised Rishi Sunak’s decision to prevent King Charles from attending Cop27 (Image: Getty) King Charles is currently set to follow Rishi’s advice that he should skip Cop27 (Image: Getty) Rishi Sunak sparked backlash for deciding not to attend the Cop 27 climate conference (Image: Getty)She said: ‘As is standard practice, government advice was sought and provided under a previous PM, and it was unanimously agreed it would not be the right occasion for the King to visit.’Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called on Rishi to ‘show leadership’ by attending the event to promote unity among world leaders.He said: “Many people would be expecting a prime minister of the UK not just to attend but to use it as an opportunity to pull world leaders together to deal with climate.’Rishi said last week that he believed it was ‘right’ to instead focus on the UK economy before Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn Budget on November 17.DON’T MISS…Strictly’s Molly Rainford ‘angered’ by dance-off after clue exposed [REVEALED]Jayde Adams ‘working out who I am’ with ‘snogs from girls and boys’ [INTERVIEW]Nicola Peltz talks Victoria ‘feud’ and insists ‘no family is perfect’ [LATEST]On a visit to Croydon University Hospital, in south London, he said: ‘The leadership that we have shown on the climate is unmatched almost along the world.’It’s important to me that we leave behind an environment that is better for our children and grandchildren.’The PM continued: ‘I’m personally committed to it.’I just think, at the moment, it’s right that I’m also focusing on the depressing domestic challenges we have with the economy.