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Health

UK PM Boris Johnson getting back to work after routine operation

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media after arriving at RAF Brize Norton, following a surprise visit to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, to offer a major training operation he believes that could "change the equation" against the Russian invasion, in Oxfordshire, Britain June 18, 2022. Joe Giddens/Pool via REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a minor, routine operation under general anaesthetic on Monday related to his sinuses, his spokesman said, adding he had recovered well and would take meetings at his Downing Street office.

The spokesman earlier said he went to hospital around 6 a.m. (0500 GMT) for the operation, returning to Downing Street shortly after 10 a.m.

In a later update on his condition, the spokesman said the prime minister had made a good recovery.

"He is feeling well and has come back down to the office and is due to take meetings this afternoon," his spokesman told reporters, adding Johnson would chair a meeting of his cabinet team of top ministers on Tuesday.

"It went well, and he's pleased to be back in Number 10 (Downing Street)."

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout; editing by William James)

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