Boris..intensive care..

Very upsetting news; praying for him and his family.

Oh dear, poor Boris. I pray that he will recover from this terrible virus. There is no knowing how it will affect anyone. Carrie also has symptoms of Covid 19, let's hope not as severe. God bless them both.

The best people are involved! The excellent Chris Whitty, Jenny Harries etc all working together with the other health specialists. Extra politicians could just confuse things and turn meetings into talking shops.

Poor Boris, I too feel upset and wish him the very best outcome. My thoughts are with Carrie, poor lady on her own and pregnant.
We must, as a country pull together to get through this dreadful time.

Yes Maw, I so agree with you. We need the best people out there, to all work together to get us through this catastrophic mess.

? for Boris and his family especially Carrie and baby. It makes it all seem so real.

I absolutely agree maw

A national government makes so much sense as I fear that this is a failing government, particularly now without a leader.

It is a disaster.

I thought he looked so unwell when he was clapping for the NHS last Thursday. I’m upset and would be regardless of what party was in government. It would be such a blow to the country if anything were to happen to our PM, and on a personal level a total tragedy for his family and partner.

Ian Duncan Smith being interviewed on Sky news spoke with pragmatism and common sense regarding what the process will now be and we should feel grateful we live in a democratic country and not a Dictatorship.

This was the news I dreaded hearing. This man has done so much in the short time he has been PM, we really can't afford to lose him.
I'm not usually a religious type, but I shall be praying for him and his family tonight.

I pray he pulls through, he's looked so poorly this past week, he should have taken it easy

Very unsettling news indeed. I hope he pulls though, as I wish for any-and-everyone who has this awful disease.

I'm sorry to hear this. Thinking of him and all his family.

MawB...as per...Brilliant post..
please let Boris be ok...cant believe how upset I am..it brings it home...but i do also really like him..
I do believe he really tries...

Yes, it goes to show how the virus can take people so differently. Boris and Matt Hancock diagnosed at same time and very different outcomes. Shocking news.

I'm shocked and scared too. I'm surprised at how upset I feel.
Re govt of national unity - who exactly would people have in mind? I can't think of anyone in particular who could contribute much more than what's already going on. The top scientists, virologists, epidemiologists etc are all on board and being listened to and their recommendations acted on. They're what matters.

I am terribly saddened to hear it but not really surprised. Boris put his duty first and worked instead of sleeping and recovering. You cannot underestimate this virus, it will take control and bring you down. Your body needs ALL its energy to fight it. I am praying he gets well soon.

I also agree MawB

This is really bringing it home how awful this has become , let’s hope we can all come together and get through this , because a hell of a lot stuff seems so incidental ?

He is our PM, he is also a son, brother, father and partner my prayers are for all.

Yes, I feel the same MawB. I am shocked, upset and scared. Can't see an end to this. Poor Boris.

I feel the same MawB.

Yes well said. Please God. Enough squabbling, some good people now must come to the fore.

This has to be one of the gravest crises this country has ever faced and desperate and desperate times call for desperate measures.
A National Unity government bringing together respected politicians, including what you might call “statesmen” , of recent years might help to kickstart a renewed “push” . I fear we are in danger of drifting towards disaster on both the health and economic fronts.
That’s pretty pessimistic of me but I fail to see any light at the end of the tunnel. We do not know whether there is even an end to the tunnel.

The sad part about it is that nobody's allowed to visit either