20th June, 2022
British prime minister Boris Johnson has undergone a minor surgery on his sinuses in a London hospital and he is feeling well, thereafter, his office said.
Evening Standard reported that Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab was standing in for him if any urgent “significant” decisions were needed to be made.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the operation took place at an NHS hospital.
He said: “The Prime Minister this morning had a very minor routine operation related to his sinuses.
“He went to hospital around 6am and the operation was carried out first thing this morning. He was back in Downing Street shortly after 10am.”
Mr Johnson was said to be resting on Monday and to be planning to chair Cabinet on Tuesday.
He was expected also to be well enough to fly to Rwanda later this month for a Commonwealth summit.
Mr Johnson is not the first Prime Minister to have an operation while in Downing Street.
Tony Blair had treatment in the autumn of 2004 to correct an irregular heartbeat.