{"id":145803,"date":"2023-12-01T16:21:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145803"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:21:39","slug":"king-charles-rishi-sunak-david-cameron-took-separate-private-planes-to-cop28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/celebrities\/king-charles-rishi-sunak-david-cameron-took-separate-private-planes-to-cop28\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles, Rishi Sunak & David Cameron took separate private planes to COP28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are some photos of King Charles in Dubai for the COP28 conference. This is the big, annual environmental conference. COP stands for Conference of the Parties of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Last year, the new king was banned from attending COP27, but Prime Minister Sunak okayed Charles\u2019s attendance this year, perhaps because Sunak wanted to go to Dubai as well. As it turns out, David Cameron (who is back in a government position as foreign secretary) also attended. All three men – Cameron, Sunak and the king – took separate private planes to the conference. You cannot make this sh-t up. The only reason Charles isn\u2019t getting hit harder about it is because everyone\u2019s mad at Sunak and Cameron\u2019s private plane usage.<\/p>\n
\nRishi Sunak is facing fresh outrage from climate campaigners after it emerged that the prime minister, the King, and foreign secretary David Cameron are taking separate jets to the Cop28 conference in Dubai. Downing Street confirmed all three of the leading British representatives at the crucial summit \u2013 aimed at cutting global emissions \u2013 will each get their own private plane.<\/p>\n
No 10 defended the decision to have Mr Sunak and Lord Cameron travel separately \u2013 as it was confirmed junior ministers and officials would fly out on commercial flights rather than travel with the PM\u2019s entourage. The prime minister\u2019s official spokesperson claimed that there was nothing wrong with so many flights since the government is \u201cnot anti-flying\u201d and is pushing new sustainable fuels. But opposition parties and activists accused Mr Sunak of climate hypocrisy \u2013 criticising the use of separate jets as \u201csetting an awful example\u201d and being a \u201cwaste of taxpayers\u2019 cash\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Sunak\u2019s spokesperson said: \u201cWe are not anti-flying. We do not seek to restrict the public from doing so and it\u2019s important the UK has strong attendance at Cop28, given we continue to be a world leader in tackling climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n
The No 10 official added: \u201cThis government\u2019s approach to tackling climate change, as we have set out repeatedly, is not about banning or reducing people from flying. It is through investing in new technologies of the future, as evidenced by the flight just yesterday using sustainable aviation fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
[From The Independent]<\/p>\n
This is hilariously tone-deaf. I\u2019m blown away by the audacious stupidity of it, truly. Would it have been performative for Sunak and the king to make a point of \u201ctraveling together\u201d? For sure, but it also would have simply made logistical sense – all three men arrived around the same time in Dubai! There was no reason for them to NOT travel together. Or, heaven forfend, simply take commercial flights!!<\/p>\n
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Photos courtesy of Cover Images.<\/small><\/p>\n