A SENIOR trade union official has been suspended after saying he was planning on "throwing a party" if the Prime Minister dies.
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union senior assistant general secretary Steve Hedley is to be the subject of a formal investigation.
Boris Johnson is out of intensive care but is still being treated in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.
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Responding to the news the Prime Minister had been admitted to hospital, Hedley wrote on Facebook: "I don't want to offend you, but if Bojo pops his clogs, I'm throwing a party.
"I hope the whole cabinet and higher echelons of the Tory party have been touching various bits of him."
An RMT statement read: “Following a meeting of the union's NEC a decision has been made to suspend senior assistant general secretary Steve Hedley with immediate effect while a formal investigation takes place into his conduct.”
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