Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Dominic Raab hosts the daily coronavirus conference as Boris Johnson “continues to improve” in intensive care for a fourth day. The foreign secretary is expected to give an update on plans surrounding lockdown measures past Easter as the UK tries to ease the pressure on the NHS.
With prime minister Boris Johnson sick in hospital with coronavirus, foreign secretary Dominic Raab has been deputised to take on some of the PMs responsibilities. Raab left his job as a lawyer, entering politics in 2010 as an MP. He has only spent three years as front bencher since he first took a role as Brexit Secretary in Theresa May’s 2017 cabinet. He has drawn criticism for some of his comments around feminists, welfare and disability rights.
Following Boris Johnson’s admission to hospital due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, foreign secretary Dominic Raab chairs the daily coronavirus conference in his place. He is expected to be joined by the deputy chief scientific advisor Professor Dame Angela McLean and England’s chief medical officer Chris Witty.
After nearly a week in lockdown in the UK, foreign secretary Dominic Raab holds the daily coronavirus press conference. It comes after the UK death toll rose by 180, taking the total to an estimated 1415 . The latest figures include 159 new deaths in England, one in Northern Ireland, 14 in Wales and six in Scotland.
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Boris Johnson is set to be the next prime minister, following a vote from Conservative Party members. But the former foreign secretary and London mayor has never been far from controversy. His sketchy record includes comments about Muslim women, black people, gay people and several world leaders.