Theresa May is approaching the end of her three years as Prime Minister (Image: GETTY)
She is likely to be joined in Osaka by the leaders of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United States as well as EU chiefs Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker. Climate change, trade and terrorism are expected to be leading topics of conversation at the summit on Friday and Saturday. Mrs May has said: "Undoubtedly there are issues facing us today on which our countries do not all take the same approach.
"But I firmly believe that progress will be greatest when we approach shared challenges in a spirit of genuine collaboration.
"As we have seen time and time again - we are always stronger when we work together.”
She is set to hold talks with Vladimir Putin while in Japan.
The acting Tory Party leader is also at odds with US President Trump over climate change and his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement which is considered as the spark for the recent escalation in tensions, London has joined Berlin and Paris in a desperate attempt to save the deal.
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Mrs May at last year's G20 summit in Buenos Aires (Image: GETTY)
Mrs May has pledged to reduce British carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 and wishes to get other countries to follow her suit as well as discussing launching a
