Doesn't hurt to have representation, and Boris is free of cabinet work at present due to his wimping out of the election. May as well do something useful.
Perhaps Boris should spent more time in parliament and in his constituency doing what he gets paid his current salary for.
Three guesses which mp was saying he should go to the conference.
How is he rocking the boat? If this country is happy to embarrass itself on the world stage by declining to send a high profile representative, he’s not knocking anyone overboard. The sour grapes are all yours.