After Boris Johnson’s admission to hospital, Dominic Raab tried to use Monday’s daily press conference to reassure the public that the Prime Minister was still firmly in charge:
‘I can tell you that the PM had a comfortable night in hospital, and he’s in good spirits. He’s still in hospital under observation. He is being given regular updates on developments, and he continues to lead the government. I can reassure the British people that the Government remains united in a single overriding priority, which is to defeat the coronavirus and see this nation through the challenge ahead.’
However, the message was complicated by the Q and A. Raab – who as first secretary of state is the de facto deputy – was chairing the morning meeting in the Prime Minister’s place, and was asked twice when the last time he spoke to Johnson was.
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