Karine Elharrar, the Israeli energy minister and delegate to the COP26 in Glasgow, was unable to participate in talks or hear Naftali Bennett speak due to a lack of disabled facilities.

Ms. Elharrar, who has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, was offered a space on a shuttle bus that could not accommodate her wheelchair or told she would have to walk to the talk venue. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 news, she said:“The only way they said I could come in was to walk on foot for almost a kilometer, or to board a shuttle that was not wheelchair accessible,”

Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid wrote on Twitter:”A note to the organizers of #COP26 in Glasgow: it is impossible to safeguard our future and address the climate crisis, without first and foremost caring for people, including ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities.”

Naftali Bennett has said that he will escort Ms. Elharrar to all future events in his convoy to ensure her entry and the Israeli Prime Minister has agreed with Boris Johnson that Ms. Elharrar will join the official UK-Israel formal meeting later this week.

The British ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, apologised for the error by COP organisers, saying on twitter: "I am disturbed to hear that Karine Elharrar was unable to attend meetings at COP26. I apologise deeply and sincerely to the minister. We want a COP Summit that is welcoming and inclusive to everyone,"