COP26 organisers have apologised to a disabled politician who complained the international summit had denied her entry.
Karine Elharrar, Israel's energy minister, said she could not reach the SEC on Clydeside because the only options to get there from were to walk or board a shuttle bus that was unsuitable for a wheelchair.
And Boris Johnson today said sorry for the "confusion", when she joined a meeting with Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett.
She wrote on Twitter: “I came to COP26 to meet with my counterparts around the world and promote a common struggle in the climate crisis.
“It is sad that the UN, which promotes accessibility for people with disabilities, in 2021, does not provide accessibility to its events.
“Hopefully the lessons learned will be learned so that tomorrow green energy promotion, removal of barriers and energy efficiency will be the things I will deal with.”
In a statement today, COP organisers apologised for "the genuine mistake".
"Regarding Minister Elharrar’s experience at the entry point yesterday, this was a genuine mistake and we have apologised for that. We are pleased to see her in attendance at COP26 today, it said.
"COP26 must be inclusive and accessible to all and the venue is designed to facilitate that."
The UK ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, also apologised for the situation and said he was “disturbed” to hear about it.
UK environment secretary George Eustice told BBC Radio 4: "We deeply regret that incident. What would normally happen in this situation is that Israel would have communicated that they had that particular need for their minister.
"There was obviously something that went wrong in this instance and they weren't aware of that and so they hadn't made the right provisions at the particular entrance she was coming to. I
"It's deeply regrettable and we've apologised and I know James Cleverly, my colleague in Government, is going to be meeting her later."
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