A top GP has claimed Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care as a precaution - insisting it will be because he is gravely ill from coronavirus.
And the doctor warned that, should he recover from the virus, the Prime Minister may be left bearing emotional scars from the experience.
Johnson's condition worsened over the last 24 hours, after he had previously suffered from "mild symptoms" of coronavirus. The 55-year-old was moved to the ICU in the St Thomas' Hospital, in London, at around 7pm on Monday, apparently as a precaution.
But Doctor Ellie Cannon, who runs an NHS surgery, said it is because he is so ill the NHS staff looking after him deemed the move essential.Speaking on Sky News about Johnson's condition, she explained: "It's