Rishi Sunak is not expected to attend the Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt next month, Downing Street has said. A No 10 spokesperson denied that Sunak’s decision signalled a downgrading of climate change as a priority by the new administration. Northern Ireland is on course for a snap election after a recall of the Stormont assembly failed to elect a speaker and break the political deadlock. The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) blocked an attempt to revive the assembly and executive, perpetuating paralysis and running down the clock to a midnight deadline to restore devolved government. The country’s most senior civil servant, Simon Case, will not be launching an investigation into Suella Braverman’s reappointment as home secretary. Braverman is under pressure to answer fresh questions about her resignation as home secretary for breaching the ministerial code last week, after new details emerged that cast doubt on her and Sunak’s version of events. Labour has called for an “urgent investigation” into the “extremely serious allegations” and told Sunak to confirm whether he knew about them. Nadhim Zahawi, who took over from Berry in Tuesday’s reshuffle, said Braverman had quickly realised her mistake. The SNP minister Ash Regan has resigned over Scottish government plans to make it easier for someone to change their legally recognised gender. Regan’s resignation came just hours before proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act face a first vote at Holyrood. Downing Street has said Sunak will not commit to raising the state pension in line with inflation before the government’s autumn statement on 17 November. The PM’s official spokesperson acknowledged that the “uncertainty” is causing difficulty for pensioners. Zahawi has suggested that Sunak and the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, may consider extending the windfall tax on energy firms, after Shell’s profits more than doubled to nearly $9.5bn (£8.2bn) between July and September. That’s it for today. Our full report on Braverman can be found here: