‘Climate change is serious, but reparations to poorer nations is just a money grabbing scheme’

‘Climate change is serious, but reparations to poorer nations is just a money grabbing scheme’

Britain opening the door to climate change reparations for poorer nations at the Cop27 summit in Egypt on Monday enraged Telegraph readers. The Democrats holding off a Republican “wave” in the US midterms, Gavin Williamson’s bombshell resignation from the Cabinet and Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover are also among the biggest news stories of the week. Below we showcase some of the most eagerly discussed talking points from Telegraph readers in the comments section, Letters page, Community ‌Facebook ‌group and the Front Page newsletter. Climate change reparations Rishi Sunak made his debut on the world stage at the Cop27 summit in Egypt on Monday, which saw UK negotiators back a last-minute agreement to address “loss and damage” payments to countries badly affected by climate-related disasters. The proposed pay out of aid cash - at the same time the UK imposes swingeing austerity and tax rises at home - angered readers who do not believe we owe developing nations climate reparations . Others suggest Britain should be proud of the Industrial Revolution and the incalculable benefits it brought to the world. Republican wave becomes a ripple Despite expectations that the US midterms would be a wholesale rejection of Joe Biden's presidency by