Boris Johnson admitted to hospital

Many years ago when I started in finance if something didn't balance we were told assume there is at least one error. It is easy to diagnose C19 and then not look for anything else it could be there is more than one cause of his illness. Hopefully further tests can find this or rule it out. I too wish him well wouldn't have his job for anything.

So much for heard immunity...

Is that a pun?

So much for heard immunity...

I don’t wish anyone ill but I think he and his government have done a dreadful job. They’ve been in power for 10 years without properly funding the NHS. They knew that it was only a matter of time for a pandemic to happen and even when it first hit in China they didn’t ramp up production of PPE and ventilators. My sympathies are with the NHS workers, care workers etc who have not got enough protection and are working in harrowing times.

I am not really sure why people think that they inhabit the moral high ground by not wishing a fatal disease on anyone at all. I can think of several ghastly people who have brought misery to millions who I would happily have wished dead. Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin to name but 3!!

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Our prayers and sympathy are with him and his family.

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But do we need hime ill?
Now fans can't point to Corbyn they want to dish the dirt on Starmer.
Boris hasn't an untarnished record btw.

Yes we do need Boris. Who else would you have? Keir Stamer? Look up his record as head of the CPS.

I doubt he will be experiencing any shortages. The fact that he is said to still be in charge though, is a bit worrying. If he is in hospital he should be resting and focussed on his health and recovery. I had a horrible flu type virus a few weeks ago, don't know if it was c-19 as no test, but all I could do was lie on the sofa for about a fortnight. The rest of the time I was coughing and feeling rubbish. We don't know how Dominic Cummings is, but his uncle died a couple of days ago of Covid-19 did anyone read that? he was a well respected judge.

I seriously doubt that the PM will experience any evidence of shortages, ambulance waiting time or difficulty in seeing a consultant.

I hope the nursing staff remember that Boris and his pals voted against giving them a pay rise not too long ago.

I think it's just a precaution they don't want him getting pnemonia

I am no fan of Boris either, but he will now be experiencing the effect of the cuts he so enthusiastically championed. Shortage of ventilators Boris?

I think that it's probably time for him to hand the reins over to someone else. I assume that it will be Raab. Running this crisis from a hospital bed does not instill confidence

Thanks Grandad. Maybe if we had an intuitive woman alongside Boris in government we might be better off! Trouble is, I can't think of one!

Ellianne a very good point you make above in regard to the timing of the Boris admission to hospital in relation to the Queen's speech.

Despite the magnificent brains us men have we would never have thought of that. That without doubt is a woman's intuition. ??

I am no fan of Boris, but certainly would not wish this on him. It is not a surprise that he has been admitted to hospital as his symptoms have been so persistent. Poor man must be feeling rubbish.

I thought the 8 pm admission was a worrying time of day too, but maybe, just maybe, Boris wanted to wait for the Queen's broadcast before "stealing"the headlines. I saw many front pages with the Queen on being hastily rewritten once the news of Boris broke, so maybe if he had gone earlier the Queen's speech would not have had the same impact?

I was amazed how poorly he looked on Thursday evening when he came to the door of No 10 for the clapping of NHS staff it looked as though he was really struggling to stand up.I hope he gets better soon.

I feel that the most concerning part of this is the time he was taken to hospital which was 8 pm in the evening. That would seem to indicate that perhaps he was displaying a deteriorating condition at that time.
If the admission was for planned tests then surely that would have been carried out earlier in the day.

However, should it be that Boris is released this morning then that would allow everyone to conclude that indeed they were planned regular tests.

That started, in league with the vast majority of others in this country, I am sure, we are all wishing Boris well in a speedy recovery.

The last thing we need is for something to happen to Johnson.

We have enough on our hands without a government in crises.

I would think that he is pretty ill (pneumonia?) to have been admitted, but on the other hand he will have been getting the best treatment so hopefully it is just to assess his condition because he’s had it for long enough.

I hope he recovers soon, we need the PM ( whoever it is) to be seen to be at ‘the helm’ at a time of a national emergency.
However, in the interim, there are others to make decisions, and important decisions are usually made by several people.
Since BJ is only in his mid fifties it shows the population that it isn’t only ‘oldies’ who are badly affected by this virus.
Get well soon Boris!

Stress must have played its part in Boris's illness as well. We shouldn't under estimate the effects of this on all of us. I hope he recovers soon. I agree with craftyone about those who criticise.