Boris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuum

PM remains in critical care as it emerges Dominic Raab has no power to make key decisions

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Boris Johnson is to spend a second night in intensive care amid concerns about the seriousness of his condition and how the government will make key decisions about the coronavirus pandemic in his absence.

The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, who is deputising for the prime minister, has no power to make major decisions without cabinet agreement, it emerged on Tuesday. There are also doubts about whether lockdown conditions imposed by the prime minister will be reviewed as promised next week.

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