0

"Because of this there is not always a sitting Deputy Prime Minister. This means that it is up to the Prime Minister to choose whether or not he/she wants to have a deputy. The position was created in 1942 and Clement Attlee was the first Deputy Prime Minister. There has been no Deputy Prime Minister since 2015." - Simple wikipedia

Boris Johnson has just been admitted to hospital due to COVID-19. It feels logical that it should be someone high up within the Conservative party, but I don't know who it would be / what position and a quick search for this didn't yield any results.

Alex Robinson
  • 126
  • 10
  • @Polygnome I guess my question might be more of an addition than a separate question - its essentially the same question though I mention that we have no deputy PM and the developing hospitalisation raises the stakes of it all – Alex Robinson Apr 05 '20 at 22:56

1 Answers1

1

Prime ministers with no deputy often appoint a First Secretary of State.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Secretary_of_State

This is Dominic Raab at the time of writing. He is chairing the cabinet for now. Some prime ministers have both.

Ne Mo
  • 1,645
  • 1
  • 10
  • 19