48 HRS TO SAVE PLANET

Downbeat PM urged to stay in Glasgow for as long as it takes to seal climate deal

- TORCUIL CRICHTON

CLIMATE change day tripper Boris Johnson was urged last night to stay in Glasgow for as long as it takes to secure а meaningful COP26 deal.

Nicola Sturgeon led calls for the Prime Minister to remain at the talks to secure a planet-saving outcome.

Johnson dashed north of the Border with 48 hours of official talks still to go and a negotiations update showing the 2030 targets to limit rising temperatures would be missed.

His arrival saw him make a desperate plea to negotiators and national leaders to have more ambition for a deal by tomorrow's deadline.

The PM ducked an invitation to stay on and make a difference to talks after Sturgeon reinforced her political truce with an offer to help.

The First Minister, who is on the margins of the conference, said: I welcome the Prime Minister's return to Glasgow and urge him to stay for as long as necessary until a deal is done.

As has been the case all along, I will do everything I can to assist and support these efforts.

The SNP leader went on: The draft cover text is a start but it must be the floor - not the ceiling.