Overview
- No 10 said the prime minister will travel to Belém next month for the UN climate summit and set out economic arguments for net zero.
- The confirmation follows weeks of speculation about a possible no‑show, with reports that some aides advised against the trip.
- The Liberal Democrats accused Starmer of hypocrisy after he previously criticised Rishi Sunak over suggestions of skipping a COP in 2022.
- Coverage notes experts consider COP30 the most consequential climate meeting since the 2015 Paris summit.
- Starmer attended COP29 in Baku last year, and some outlets report the Brazil trip would mark roughly his 40th foreign visit as prime minister.