In terms of the government, we should not have any concerns at all. It has been known for some considerable time that the prime minister appointed Dominic Raab as first secretary. He is more than capable of fulfilling this role and he has great experience in government.

And he would have been brought up to speed on all the key processes that go around the prime minister since he became ill because they would have been planning for this and just in case this happened.

All the other cabinet ministers, some very senior like Michael Gove who understand how this works, they’ve all got important jobs to do … but what they will now have to do is look to Dominic Raab for that final principle decision making process whilst the prime minister is unable to take that role.

I feel completely confident for the government as it stands tonight, my concerns are for Boris Johnson, I have personal friends for a good friend.

Our thoughts are with him and his family because that’s the most important thing because at the end of the day this is a human issue as much as it is to do with the government.

He’ll be in great hands and I know that they will be taking no risks at all and that’s why they’ve done this so they can treat him properly.