Who is deputy Prime Minister in the UK and who will step in for Boris Johnson?

IN SEPTEMBER 2021, Boris Johnson had a cupboard reshuffle the place he put in a Deputy Prime Minister - a job that  has not been used for numerous years.

So who's the Prime Minister's second in command?

Boris Johnson has labored as Prime Minister with out having a deputyCredit score: PA:Press Affiliation/PA Pictures

Who's the Deputy Prime Minister of the UK?

Dominic Raab is the present Deputy Prime Minister - a job he holds alongside being Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor.

The position of Deputy Prime Minister is to successfully be the postholder and the go-to individual each time the Prime Minister is absent from finishing up their duties.

David Cameron was the final Prime Minister to have a Deputy.

His appointment of the then-Liberal Democrat chief Nick Clegg from 2010-2015 labored to cement the coalition partnership.

 

Of the 9 deputy PMs, solely Clement Attlee and Anthony Eden have ever gone on to turn out to be Prime Minister.

Often the workplace holder may have a separate ministerial workplace to hold out on the similar time.

The position does maintain similarities with First Secretary of State.

Beneath Theresa Could this workplace was held first by Damian Inexperienced, earlier than the de facto deputy PM accountability was carried out by David Lidington.

When has the Deputy Prime Minister stepped in for Boris Johnson?

Raab has some expertise in deputising for the Prime Minister.

On April 5, 2020, Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for 10 days after testing optimistic for coronavirus.

Raab was requested to stand-in and substitute him for any obligatory duties throughout the Prime Minister's absence.

It was described as a "precautionary step" taken on the recommendation of his physician.

Nevertheless, on Monday, April 6, the PM was transferred to intensive care after his signs worsened.

The Prime Minister remained accountable for the federal government, however Raab led the coronavirus press briefings.

Dominic Raab can be anticipated to face in if Boris Johnson turned incapacitatedCredit score: Getty Pictures - Getty

Who has held the workplace?

Only some individuals have truly been formally appointed deputy prime minister.

Ministers are appointed by the monarch, on the recommendation of the prime minister.

• Clement Attlee (1942-1945)
• Herbert Morrison (1945-1951)
• Anthony Eden (1951-1955)
• Rab Butler (1962-1963)
• William Whitelaw (1979-1988)
• Geoffrey Howe (1989-1990)
• Michael Heseltine (1995-1997)
• John Prescott (1997-2007)
• Nick Clegg (2010-2015)
• Dominic Raab (2021-present)