Boris Johnson will take charge of the Government’s response to coronavirus when he returns to Downing Street on Monday after recovering from the disease.
The Prime Minister was said to be “raring to go” after spending the past two weeks recuperating at his official country residence Chequers.
It followed a week in St Thomas’ Hospital – including three nights in intensive care after his condition dramatically deteriorated.
He returns to No 10 amid growing pressure from senior Conservatives to begin easing lockdown and growing dismay at the damage it is causing to the economy.