Boris Johnson to Speak to the Queen and Trump
The
prime minister is currently not doing any formal government work as he is still
recuperating from coronavirus.
But
No 10 said his call with the US President would be "an opportunity for an
update on the response of G7 countries" to the pandemic.
No
10 said the PM was continuing to receive updates from senior colleagues.
He
has spoken to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has been deputising for him
for the past two weeks, and "senior members of his team", No 10 said.
Downing
Street also said Mr Johnson - who spent nearly a week in hospital and three
nights in intensive care - was "continuing his recovery" at Chequers,
his country retreat in Buckinghamshire.
After he was
discharged from hospital on 12 April, Mr Johnson - who received oxygen
treatment to help his breathing during his stay - praised NHS staff, saying it
"could have gone either way".
His
fiancée Carrie Symonds, who is expecting their first child, said she had been
through some "very dark times".
The
prime minister is not performing any official engagements at the moment and Mr
Raab is expected to stand in for him at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday
- the first since the Easter recess.
The PM last chaired
the government's daily virus briefing on 26 March, testing positive for the
virus later that evening.
On
the call with Mr Trump, No 10 said the PM wanted to discuss the international
response to the virus but also "thank the president for the messages of
support that he has sent".
The
PM's anticipated phone conversation with the Queen would be the first for three
weeks, No 10 said. Their traditional weekly face-to-face meeting has not taken
place since early last month.
The
Queen, who celebrated her 94th birthday on Tuesday, is currently in residence
at Windsor Castle, having moved there from Buckingham Palace in the middle of
March.
FROM .bbc.com/news/uk-politics
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