Boris Johnson stands in as PM while Theresa May goes on holiday
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The Foreign Secretary takes over from Chancellor Philip Hammond who was the senior duty minister last week when the Prime Minister began her annual walking holiday in Switzerland.
A No 10 spokesman stressed however that Mrs May still remained very much in charge of the Government even though she was out of the country.
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Hide Ad“The Prime Minister is very much in charge and is constantly kept abreast of what is going on,” the spokesman said.
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