Dominic Raab the Acting PM - Update 3 - Health

Daily Mail: Reports " Dominic Raab takes the reins: Foreign Secretary is called on to 'deputise for' stricken PM Boris Johnson while he is in intensive care "

Lets Get Real:

If Boris is removed, through ill health or worse, the question is who will follow him, the 2019 General Election mandate was for him, not for the Conservative Party.  The question is who in the Cabinet has the support of Conservative MPs and can LEAD the Country.  It should be noted that Raab was a candidate for the Conservative leadership after PM May was forced out.  The question is does he have the presence to to LEAD the UK through the COVID - 19 crisis and will people support him.   If it comes down to it, this blog would prefer to see Michael Gove as the next Prime Minister, he has presence and is very brainy, he has showed his loyalty to Boris and has a presence at the Dispatch box in the House of Commons.  One only hopes the above does not happen, our thoughts are with the PM and his family. 

Data from COVID - 19 - Update 2 - Health

Sky News: Reports " Coronavirus patient deaths rise by 439 across the UK...Earlier today figures from Wales and Scotland showed they had seen an increase in fatalities of 27 and two respectively. "

Lets Get Real:

At some point either PM Boris or someone else will have to decide when to open the UK economy, the economy can not be kept in the freezer for moths, if so when the COVID - 19 issues passes there will be no economy worth opening up.   At some point someone will have to take a risk, open to early and the virus will get out of control, leave it to late and the economy will make the Great Depression and the Great Recession look like happy hour.  Also people will start to go stir crazy with being locked up, they will want to go out, meet friends, go to the pub, get on with life.  It will be a big decision, one hope's that it will be Boris making the decision, the election mandate of 2019 was for him, not the Conservative Party. 

PM Boris in ICU - Update 1 - Health

BBC News: Reports " Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms "worsened", Downing Street has said.  "

Lets Get Real:

Our thoughts and our prayers are with the PM and his family, this news is a shock to the system, a few days ago the PM was in self isolation, still with hand on the tiller of State.  Then he was moved to hospital, after the isolation did not work, that was red flag, and he did not look good in videos and this was followed up when he was shown clapping in support of NHS.   One takes it as a give that he is getting the best possible health care, but this blog is always straight, what happens if things go worse, one does not have to be Sherlock Holmes to see where the dots go could.  Let's hope we never have to find out what happens if the story gets worse. Again our thought and prayers are with the PM and his family.