Matt Hancock has revealed that the government had a secret emergency plan to install a new leader in case Boris Johnson died of Covid-19.
The government had a secret emergency plan to install a new leader in caseCabinet 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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