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Rishi Sunak rushed out of COP27 event in Egypt
November 07, 2022

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was abruptly rushed out of the COP27 event on Monday, leaving dozens of audience members baffled at the strange turn of events. 

"UK prime minister @RishiSunak has just been rushed out of the room by his aides during the middle of the launch for forests partnership at #COP27," Leo Hickman, Director of UK-based Carbon Brief, said in a tweet. 

According to Hickman who posted a video of the incident, Sunak was on stage for a climate change event when his aides interrupted him. 

n quick succession two of his aides came and persuaded Sunak to leave the event. 

"About 2 mins before he left, an aide came onto stage and was whispering in his ear for more than a minute...there was a discussion going on about, it seems, whether to leave at that moment. Sunak stayed but another aide made decision to go back to him and urge him to leave," he added. 

Though Sunak abruptly left the COP27 event, it is unclear what information Sunak received from his aides. 

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP27, opened in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday.

-- ANI
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