Boris Johnson has been moved onto an intensive care unit tonight, it has been confirmed. The condition of the Prime Minister, who is battling Covid-19, had worsened during the day, the government said.
They said he remains conscious at this time and had been moved to the ICU as a precaution should he require ventilation to aid his recovery.
Downing Street said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab would “deputise where necessary” while the Prime Minister was being treated.
A Number 10 spokesman said: “Since Sunday evening, the Prime Minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus. “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister has