Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab Is Next In Line If U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Falls Ill From The Coronavirus

There is no clear legal successor to Boris Johnson

Daily Mail: 'Designated survivor' Cabinet row as senior ministers 'squabble over who gets to stand in for Boris Johnson' if he contracts coronavirus

* Plan sets out who takes over if Mr Johnson becomes ill from coronavirus
* Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, will reportedly take on the top job
* But other ministers are said to be unhappy at the idea

Senior Cabinet ministers are said to be at war over who gets to replace Boris Johnson in leading the nation if the Prime Minister comes down with coronavirus.

No 10 is believed to have set up a 'designated survivor' plan setting out who takes over if Mr Johnson becomes ill and is unable to continue working.

Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State, will take on the top job should it occur.

But the decision has not gone down well with some top Cabinet ministers who think it should be then stepping up to the plate, the Sunday Times reported.

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Update: Coronavirus: Downing St draws up Covid-19 'Designated Survivor plan' reports claim (Mirror)

WNU Editor:  I am willing to bet that almost every government in the world is making sure that their lines of succession are clear right now.