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The UK government is suffering a coronavirus 'power vacuum' after Boris Johnson was put into intensive care

The UK government faces questions over a potential power vacuum at the top of government as Boris Johnson, the prime minister, continues to receive intensive care treatment for the coronavirus.However, it is unclear whether his deputy, Dominic Raab, can make key decisions on the government's coronavirus strategy in his absence.

Questions to the prime minister's official spokesman and Raab himself over recent days have failed to clarify exactly where power now lies. "We will take any decision when the time is right based on facts and the scientific or medical advice," he said. The decision to appoint Raab as Johnson's de facto deputy, reportedly went down "like a cup of cold sick," among some colleagues, the magazineQuestions about the emerging power vacuum at the heart of the UK government are increasingly pre-occupying members of Johnson's own party.

 

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AdamBienkov No it isn't, only The Guardian thinks this

BIUK After a week? Are journalist bored?

Excellent succession planning.

pdacosta The US has had a power vacuum for 3 years now

NO THEY ARE NOT... STOP WITH THE MISINFORMATION AND NON FACTUAL NEWS... BORIS JOHNSON IS JUST ONE MAN WHO ISN'T THE ABSOLUTE RULER OF BRITISH PEOPLE...

Must have been the forced flu shot. HOW YOU GET A 'VIRUS' Aajonus Vonderplanitz

If only there were some lifetime monarch to bridge the gap

AdamBienkov Because everyone he appointed to the cabinet was a far right Brexit groupie. He didn’t appoint anyone with actual brains and talent

AdamBienkov No it's not.

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