Boris Johnson undergoes 'minor' NHS operation as Dominic Raab 'put in charge'

Boris Johnson is recovering at residence after a minor operation for sinus issues on Monday morning.

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is nominally accountable for the nation’s safety for twenty-four hours as Johnson recovers from the results of the operation at an NHS hospital beneath normal anaesthetic.

A Downing Avenue spokesman mentioned: "The Prime Minister’s operation was a minor, routine operation in relation to his sinuses."

Accountability was handed to Dominic Raab whereas the PM underwent the scheduled operation at an undisclosed NHS hospital.

The official mentioned: "We comply with commonplace processes for issues like this, the deputy Prime Minister, who was conscious upfront and the Cupboard Secretary, was additionally conscious.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson underwent an operation for a sinus downside earlier as we speak (Picture: Getty Pictures)

Downing Avenue wouldn't remark additional on the routine operation or whether or not the Prime Minister had been on a ready listing for the process.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to chair the Cupboard on Tuesday morning, earlier than which any pressing choices can be taken by the deputy Prime Minister.

He is because of journey to Rwanda later this week to take part within the Commonwealth Heads of Authorities Assembly (CHOGM) in Kigali and onwards to the G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau, Germany, and the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain.

Requested how the Prime Minister was feeling, the spokesman mentioned he had not spoken to him since his return to Downing Avenue however that he was resting at residence.

The timing of Johnson's return to work would rely on how he feels, however he was planning to chair Tuesday morning's Cupboard assembly, in response to the spokesperson.

Requested who was accountable for the UK nuclear accounts through the process, the spokesperson mentioned Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Cupboard Secretary Simon Case had been conscious upfront and that Mr Johnson was beneath for a "comparatively temporary time".

Johnson's sinus problem was not understood to be associated to his Covid sickness in 2020.

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