Dominic Raab now runs a war government from his desk in the Foreign Office
AFTER A WEEK or so of sickness, during which they seemed to stabilise, patients suffering from covid-19 often then take a turn for the worse. So it has been with British politics. On April 5th, 13 days into a new life of strict lockdown and a daily rhythm of crisis meetings and press conferences, Downing Street announced that Boris Johnson had been hospitalised. The virus was attacking government itself.
Mr Raab now runs a war government from his desk in the Foreign Office. He said the prime minister has left “very clear plans” for running the government in his absence. He is chairing a daily meeting of the “c-19” cabinet, which aside from the prime minister and senior officials, is made up of Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, Michael Gove, the cabinet office minister, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, and Mr Raab.
Disunity in government is never a good thing; in a time of crisis, when the leader is absent, it can be disastrous. And the government has a critical decision coming up.
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