It has been revealed that the government had a secret emergency plan to install a new leader in case Boris Johnson died of Covid-19. Matt Hancock wrote in his diary that cabinet ministers were going to make a ‘quick decision’ among themselves.
Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care the day after he was hospitalised for Covid died of Covid-19, it has beenCabinet ministers were going to make a ‘quick decision’ among themselves on who to lead the country,The politicians believed they ‘couldn’t possibly’ hold a regular Conservative Party election during the pandemic, a process which usually takes months.
He was initially very relaxed about it, posting a jovial ‘working from home’ video with just ‘mild symptoms’.
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