London — The UK is facing a leadership crisis as it heads into the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, with Boris Johnson in intensive care and his government under pressure to get a grip on the outbreak.
The 55-year-old prime minister was taken to hospital on Sunday night for routine tests after struggling to shake off Covid-19, but his condition worsened on Monday afternoon. The pound fell after the government announced he had been moved to the facility for the most seriously ill patients...
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