Boris Johnson stands in as PM while Theresa May goes on holiday

Boris Johnson has for the first time become the senior duty minister in Whitehall while Theresa May is on holiday, Downing Street has said.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Aug 2016, 14:59 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2016, 16:42 BST

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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Picture: PA

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.

“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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