Buckingham Palace receives regular updates about Boris Johnson’s condition

Buckingham Palace is regularly updated about Boris Johnson’s condition in hospital.

The PM has been moved to intensive care in hospital and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to deputise, Down Street confirmed.

Boris, 55, was admitted to a London hospital on Sunday evening.

A No 10 statement read: “The prime minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus.

“Over the course of Monday afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the intensive care unit at the hospital.”

It continued: “The PM is receiving excellent care, and thanks all NHS staff for their hard work and dedication.”