Boris Johnson baby: UK Prime Minister announces birth of baby boy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have welcomed a “healthy baby boy” today.

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April 29, 2020 - 9:52PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finishes making a statement on his first day back at work in Downing Street, London, after recovering from a bout with the coronavirus that put him in intensive care, Monday, April 27, 2020. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted on nations around the globe, many imposing self isolation and exercising social distancing when people move from their homes. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have welcomed a “healthy baby boy” today.

According to a spokesman for the Prime Minister, who recently recovered from a severe case of COVID-19, Ms Symonds gave birth at a London hospital early this morning.

“Both mother and baby are doing very well,” the statement said.

Following the announcement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted his congratulations, writing: “Congratulations @BorisJohnson and Carrie on the birth of your baby boy. Nothing better than being a dad, an absolute blessing and even more so after the tough time you’ve had recently. Sending you and Carrie our best wishes from Australia.”

Congratulations @BorisJohnson and Carrie on the birth of your baby boy. Nothing better than being a dad, an absolute blessing and even more so after the tough time youâ€™ve had recently. Sending you and Carrie our best wishes from Australia.
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) April 29, 2020

Mr Johnson and Carrie Symonds announced they were expecting their first child together in March on Instagram, with Ms Symonds writing they had a “baby hatching early summer”.

Ms Symonds, 31, added that the couple became engaged at the end of last year, telling followers she felt “incredibly blessed”.

Carrie Symonds with Boris Johnson. In a post on her private Instagram account, she shared that the couple had ‘a baby hatching early summer’. Picture: Instagram

Mr Johnson, 55, finalised his divorce from his second wife, barrister Marina Wheeler, earlier this year.

Their newborn son is Ms Symonds’ first child and Mr Johnson’s sixth known child, although he has repeatedly refused to confirm how many children he has.

Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced she gave birth to a ‘healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning’. Picture: AP Photo.

It’s been a big few months for Mr Johnson, who returned to work this week after surviving coronavirus.

Appearing outside 10 Downing Street in his first public address since he was treated in a London intensive care unit, the PM faced calls to ease lockdown restrictions in order to save the economy.

Mr Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital on April 5 with a persistent fever and cough.

He was moved to intensive care two days later after his conditions “worsened”, and was released three days later.

Mr Johnson released a video on Twitter shortly after his release from hospital, saying it was “hard to find words to express my debt”.

“I want to pay my own thanks to the utterly brilliant doctors, leaders in their fields … who took some crucial decisions a few days ago for which I will be grateful for the rest of my life,” Mr Johnson said.

“I want to thank the many nurses, men and women, whose care has been so astonishing.”

He thanked by name several nurses who had helped him, singling out two in particular who “stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way”.

“They are Jenny from New Zealand, Invercargill on the South Island to be exact, and Luis from Portugal, near Porto,” Mr Johnson said.

Mr Johnson was the first world leader of a major power confirmed to have the illness.