Following the Prime Minister’s admission to hospital on Sunday, Boris Johnson remains in St Thomas’s hospital ‘for observation’. While a No. 10 spokesman insists that he remains in ‘good spirits’ and continues to be in touch with colleagues, questions remain when it comes to whether he will be forced to take a few days out for his recovery. Downing Street has been at pains to say that Johnson remains in charge but in truth his de facto deputy Dominic Raab is already taking on an increased role behind the scenes. The Foreign Secretary chaired the morning coronavirus meeting with the heads of each sub-committee.
When Raab was first announced as the so-called ‘designated survivor’ of government, there were questions both from government critics and privately from colleagues as to how well-suited he was to the role. However, there was never really any doubt that Raab would be the stand-in should Johnson fall ill.
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